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Volume 62, Issue 1
The Official Publication of the International Brangus® Breeders Association.
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The Brangus Journal is an international publication serving the Brangus seedstock producer. Published bimonthly, this archive is designed to highlight accomplishments and improvements within the association. The purpose of the Brangus Journal is to serve the best interests of the members while showcasing IBBA member breeding programs, efforts and achievements to other Brangus seedstock producers. The Journal also provides a venue for the IBBA to communicate directly with their members providing updates related to the association, publishing feature stories, or announcing results. Publication #ISSN0006-9132. Periodicals postage paid at San Antonio, Texas, and additional entries. Postmaster: Send address changes to Brangus Publications, Inc., 5750 Epsilon, San Antonio, Texas 78249. Subscription Rates: Domestic Periodicals—1 year, $25; First class—$55. Foreign—1 year, periodicals, $25; air mail to Mexico, $70, Canada, $70, Australia, $115; air mail to all other countries, $115. Contact: Address: 5750 Epsilon, San Antonio, Texas 78249 Telephone: 210.696.8231 Fax: 210.696.8718 Web site: gobrangus.com/Brangus-publications Email: brangusjournal@int-brangus.org The International Brangus® Breeders Association does not verify claims made by the advertisers in this publication.
BPI OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman : Ron Flake (662.509.2233) President: Dr. Tommy Perkins (210.696.8231 x212) Secretary/Treasurer : Brandon Belt (254.248.5260) Director : Traci Middleton (731.676.0807) Director: R.L. Robbs (520.384.2478) STAFF Dr. Tommy Perkins: Executive Vice President (x212, tperkins@int-brangus.org) Frances Miller: Controller (x203, frances_miller@int-brangus.org) Jason Bates: Director of Field Services and Commercial Marketing(x211, 417.616.9000, jbates@int-brangus.org) Tyler Dean: Director of Shows and Youth Programs, Publications Editor (405.867.1421, tyler@int-brangus.org) Brittni Drennan: Communications Coordinator (x202, brittni@int-brangus.org) Melanie Fuller: Advertising Sales Manager (979.828.5300, 979.255.3343, mwfuller@hotmail.com) Patti Teeler: Accounting (x205, patti@int-brangus.org) Rosanne Sralla: Registry Specialist (x206, rosanne_sralla@int-brangus.org) Lindsey Matli: Customer Service Representative (x204, lindsey@int-brangus.org) Emilio Silvas: Product Manager (x207, emilio@gps-beef.com) ADVERTISING Melanie Fuller: Advertising Sales Manager (979.828.5300, 979.255.3343, mwfuller@hotmail.com)
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On the Cover. The winning photo from our photo contest was submitted by Jeremy Jackson, Double J Brangus in Gentry, AR. The photographer was Tiffany Holland. See Brangus Plus for more great submissions!
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6. IBBA Connection 22. IJBBA Connection 23. IBA Connection 24. Membership 36. Marketing Update 37. Sale Reports 44. Show Results 53. Brangus Plus 54. State Directory 57. Services 58. Calendar of Events 60. Advertiser’s Index
FEATURES & SPECIALS IBBA Welcomes Three New Staff Members 16 IBBA Board Approves Genetic Disorder Testing Policy 18 2013 IBBA Year End Statistics 20 Exciting Changes Coming to 2014 IBBA Convention and Global Roundup 27 Building Better Cattle 30
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IBBA CONNECTION - STAFF Executive Vice President
DR. TOMMY PERKINS 210.696.8231 x212 tperkins@int-brangus.org
Contact Dr. Perkins for: • Association Questions • Feedback for Continued Association Improvement
Director of Field Services and Commercial Marketing
JASON BATES
210.696.8231 x211 or 417.616.9000 jbates@int-brangus.org Contact Jason for: • Commercial Industry Marketing and Relations Questions • Photography and Videography Questions • Member and Field Service Questions
Director of Shows & Youth Programs Publications Editor
TYLER DEAN
405.867.1421 or 405.207.6921 tyler@int-brangus.org Contact Tyler for: • Upcoming Regional & National Shows • Junior Activities • Brangus Journal & Frontline Beef Producer Content and Questions
Controller
FRANCES MILLER
210.696.8231 x203 frances_miller@int-brangus.org Contact Frances for: • Brangus Journal & Frontline Beef Producer Subscriptions • Accounting Questions • THR Questions
Accounting Specialist
PATTI TEELER 210.696.8231 x205 patti@int-brangus.org
Contact Patti for: • Accounting Questions • THR Questions
Registry Specialist
ROSANNE SRALLA
210.696.8231 x206 rosanne_sralla@int-brangus.org Contact Rosanne for: • THR Questions • Registry Questions • DNA Questions • Ultrasound Questions
Communications Coordinator
Customer Service Representative
BRITTNI DRENNAN
LINDSEY MATLI
210.696.8231 x202 brittni@int-brangus.org
Contact Brittni for: • Social Media Inquiries • News Related to Brangus • Brangus Journal & Frontline Beef Producer Content • Promotional Content Design
210.696.8231 x204 lindsey@int-brangus.org
Contact Lindsey for: • Commercial Marketing Administration • Enrollment • Tag Orders • Membership & Educational Information • Event Planning & Convention
Advertising Sales Manager
MELANIE FULLER 979.828.5300 or 979.255.3343 mwfuller@hotmail.com
Contact Melanie for: • Brangus Journal Advertising • Frontline Beef Producer Advertising • GoBrangus Online Advertising
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EMILIO SILVAS Emilio is Responsible for: • Software Development • Database Management
IBBA CONNECTION - STAFF IBBA Staff Involvement Continually working with industry partners to promote and advance the Brangus breed Registry management Communications development Answer calls and questions Total Herd Reporting Preparing for Spring 2014 EPD Run - Emilio Silvas Planning and preparing for NCBA- Lindsey Matli Planning and preparing for the IBBA Convention and Global Brangus Roundup- Lindsey Matli Planning and preparting for the International Brangus ShowsTyler Dean Missouri Cattleman’s Convention and Herd Visits- Jason Bates Fort Worth Junior Brangus Heifer Show- Tyler Dean and Melanie Fuller
UC-Davis Beef Improvement Seminar, Sacramento, CA- Dr. Perkins will discuss docility and promote Brangus cattle to the IBBA members and commercial cattlemen present Southwest Beef Symposium- Jason Bates Southwest Brangus Breeders Association Sale, Marana, AZ- Dr. Perkins NCBA Convention and Trade Show, Nashville, TN- Dr. Perkins, Brittni Drennan, Lindsey Matli, Jason Bates, Tyler Dean and Melanie Fuller San Antonio Stock Show All Breeds Sale- Dr. Perkins and Melanie Fuller San Antonio Stock Show Open and Junior Brangus Shows- Dr. Perkins and Melanie Fuller 23rd Annual Roswell Brangus Sale, Clovis, NM- Dr. Perkins
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IBBA CONNECTION - BOARD President, Ron Flake, Area 2
Robert Field, Area 8
Term: 2011-2014 662-509-2233 | rflake@ms.metrocast.net
Term: 2012-2015 662-793-4746 | calyxstar@aol.com
Cody Gariss, Area 3
Chuck Sword, Area 1
Term: 2011-2014 417-398-2836 | cody_gariss88@hotmail.com
Term: 2013-2016 770-468-3486 | cnffarm@aol.com
Don Cox, Area 7
Mike Vorel, Area 5
Term: 2011-2014 281-395-1277 | cxcattle@brangusworld.com
Term: 2013-2016 405-826-6959 | vorelfarms@gmail.com
Mike Burke, Area 11
Russ Williamson, Area 7
Term: 2011-2014 706-551-3025 | mike@burkebrangusfarm.com
Term: 2013-2016 903-530-5957 | skyhawkbrangus@yahoo.com
Traci Middleton, Area 4
Danny Farris, Area 9
Term: 2012-2015 731-676-0807 | tracimiddleton@hotmail.com
Term: 2013-2016 325-669-5727 | farrisranching@yahoo.com
R.L. Robbs, Area 6
Larry Parker, Area 10
Term: 2012-2015 520-384-2478 | robbs.brangus@powerc.net
Term: 2013-2016 520-508-3505 | jddiane@vtc.net
Brandon Belt, Area 7 Term: 2012-2015 254-248-5260| brandonbelt@aol.com
Contact the Director from your area with any questions or concerns you have have about our association.
Events Attended: • Southwest Brangus Breeders Association Sale, Marana, AZ – R.L. Robbs • NCBA Convention and Trade Show, Nashville, TN – Don Cox, Ron Flake
• San Antonio Stock Show Open and Junior Brangus Shows – Don Cox • Spitzer Ranch Professional Cattlemen’s Sale - Mike Burke
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IBBA CONNECTION Forming a Community Within IBBA
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ulling the Wagon” was highlighted in my October 2013 column. I want to continue on the topic this month after reading an article in another breed association magazine that drives the message home. I felt compelled to share the highlights of his story with you. He stated that he always put aside personal interests to do whatever was best for the association. His general thought was the association was a people business merely joined by a common breed of cattle, and together the masses could (and did) make the necessary changes to run the association like a business. Furthermore, he stressed that when serving any type of organization, it is important for everyone to put their own interests aside to do what was best for the entire group. Therefore, I ask that each and every officer, director, member and Brangus enthusiast to get involved for the positive future of this association. There are many different levels you can get involved, but the easiest would be an investment in an IBBA committee. Volunteering in the committee structure is vital to growing strong, positive leaders of the future. There is an essential need to change the makeup of our current committee structure so that members have a chance to participate on a committee they feel they can give the most time and knowledge. This will strengthen our association by using your talents as well as allowing the membership to identify those committee members that have excellent leadership skills for future service on the board. I also encourage you to get involved in your local Brangus organization. The national association will only be as strong as its regional and state organizations. Therefore, your dedication to the state and/or regional Brangus organizations will only strengthen the message of how great our cattle are. Last month I asked Brittni Drennan, IBBA Communications Coordinator, to reach out to all of the known Brangus organizations to determine their current leadership and contact information. This proved to be a bit challenging as much of the information listed in the IBBA database and/or on the organization’s website was not very current. As a matter of fact, a few of the organizations have not been in existence for some time. A big thanks to Brittni for her diligence in locating the current information as well as getting it uploaded to the IBBA website. I would ask that all regional and state organizations do a better job of informing others about upcoming meetings, field days, etc. so that more people may consider attending some of the events. The IBBA staff will make every effort to promote your events if you will communicate the time, place and agenda for such activities. I would like to personally attend some of the meetings if you give me enough 10 | JANUARY 2014
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notice. I look forward to seeing the positive things you are and can do at the local, regional and state level with your Brangus association. The IBBA Board of Directors adopted policy and procedures to manage the developmental duplication (DD) genetic disorder as presented by the breed improvement committee. It is a very practical policy that allows breeders to test for the condition if they choose, but policy does not mandate the test has to be done unless the animal is an AI sire or a donor dam. It also informs breeders and buyers of Brangus cattle the potential that the disorder may exist in any particular animal based on its pedigree information. Please read the adopted policy in this issue of the Journal on page 18. Also in this issue, look for information about the upcoming Brangus convention to be hosted March 5 through March 7 in Houston, Texas. It will be a good event that will include educational presentations, board meetings, committee meetings, a general membership meeting, an international Global Roundup and an awards banquet. The week will also include Brangus auctions and shows. Your participation and attendance is greatly appreciated. Please plan on attending my presentation from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, even if you cannot attend the entire convention. I will be discussing my vision and plans for the future of this organization and how we move this great breed of cattle forward in the beef industry. Please welcome back a familiar face, Melanie Fuller, to the Brangus Journal. She has taken over all of the Brangus Publications Inc. (BPI), Frontline Beef Producer and online advertisement sales, and I look forward to her excellent work. Read about Jason Bates, the new Director of Field Services and Commercial Marketing, on page 16 as well. He brings an excellent skill set in still photography, videography, cattle evaluation, and marketing along with outstanding people skills and a wealth of previous purebred and commercial ranch experience. Do not hesitate to call me if you have any specific questions about the convention, genetic disorders or volunteering for a committee. For information about IBBA programs or other inquiries, please call (210) 696-8231 or visit www.GoBrangus.com. Stay connected to IBBA through Facebook, Twitter or receive news updates by joining our email list. BJ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Perkins is the Executive Vice President for the International Brangus Breeders Association. He most recently was the executive for another breed association after serving as a professor at Missouri State University and Texas State University for nearly twenty years. His professional career is most noted for excellence in the field of beef cattle ultrasound. He has a doctorate in animal breeding from Texas Tech University.
IBBA CONNECTION Attend Convention
by Ron FLAKE IBBA PRESIDENT
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cattle in every breed. So, if you have not made your reservations for Houston, please do so. I look forward to seeing everyone at our annual convention. BJ
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IBBA CONNECTION Flashback: Convention 2000 - Be There!
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The GENETRUST partners wish to express our GRaTEfUlNESS to all who participated in making each of our recent sales at Chimney Rock Cattle Company and Cavender’s Neches River Ranch a tremendous success. We are humbled by your acceptance of our program and ThaNk yoU for your support.
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CRC Guardian 9U8U5 sold for $60,000 - 2/3 interest and full possession to Robert Yates Ranch and Pete Peterson.
Pete Peterson with Robert Yates Ranch (right) purchased CRC Guardian 9U8U5 pictured with Joe Cavender (left)
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IBBA CONNECTION A Look Ahead
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ideas to better the entire association. Better yet, attend the IBBA Convention and enjoy fellowship with your fellow Brangus breeders. The IJBBA Board of Directors spent a lot of time traveling this past fall as they attended the Southeast Regional Junior Brangus Show, Western National Show, the Brangus National Show of Merit and the IJBBA Board of Directors Fall Meeting. They will continue to travel as they attend the IBBA Convention, Global Roundup and International Brangus Show. The 2014 Foundation Female will be one of the most exciting females ever donated to the IJBBA. Within a month of acquiring the Salacoa Valley Brangus Herd and because of the extreme interest in the females Salacoa Valley advertised for their dispersal, the Seminole Tribe of Florida jumped at the opportunity to donate an exceptional heifer for the 2014 Foundation Female. She will be offered in the Ideal Video Productions Customer Appreciation Sale this year, and more information will be available through Salacoa Valley’s and IBBA’s websites in the near future. Money raised from the annual Foundation Female goes to support the National Junior Brangus Show and the activities of the IJBBA Board of Directors. Shortly after the activities in Houston, the IJBBA Board of Directors will travel to St. Louis, Mo., to attend the Youth Beef Industry Congress (YBIC). YBIC brings together the leaders from the numerous beef cattle breed associations to grow and develop leadership skills they can use as they move into leadership positions, not only with their adult associations, but also as they move into leadership positions in industry associations and the workforce. Spring brings a host of events for Brangus breeders, exhibitors and enthusiasts – young and old – to gather for fellowship and promotion of our great breed of cattle. I encourage each and every one of you to attend some of these great events! BJ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As a third generation Brangus breeder, Tyler Dean grew up believing in Brangus cattle. At the age of eight, Dean joined the IJBBA to show Brangus heifers and asended the ranks to serve as President of the Board of Directors in 2004-2005. Professionally, Dean oversaw operations as ranch manager of a growing commercially focused Brangus operation. Under Dean’s guidance the ranch grew to be the largest source of Brangus bulls in the state of Oklahoma. Additionally, Dean has worked with a large scale commercial ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle on genetics and management. Before joining IBBA, Dean worked independently managing sales as well as doing independent advertising and catalog design and production. As the Director of Shows and Youth Programs, Dean coordinates IBBA’s four National and four Regional Shows along with coordinating and executing all IJBBA activities. Additionally, as the Brangus Publications Editor, Dean works on layout and production of all Brangus print media as well as coordinates advertising sales and publication content for Brangus Publications, Inc.
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IBBA CONNECTION IBBA Welcomes Three New Staff Members EMILIO SILVAS
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) named Emilio Silvas the new Product Manager and joined the Brangus team in October. Silvas will serve the IBBA and the membership managing current product lineup and providing updates and support to existing members and clients. “I’m excited for this opportunity, and I look forward to returning to the IBBA,” Silvas said. “My personal goal is to not only meet, but exceed expectations regarding the services we have to offer.” Silvas has extensive experience with software development and product management. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Notre Dame in 1992. Concluding his college education, Silvas performed cancer research for 10 years where he worked in a lab, produced research papers and wrote and patented software. Before initially working for the IBBA from 2008-2011, Silvas established, successfully managed, and later sold his own web development corporation. After his three-year period at the IBBA, Silvas gained valuable experience working for an online social media company for two years that had a very large online presence. He left as the product manager and lead developer where he managed every aspect of the company’s technology platform from software to servers, including other development personnel. Most recently, Silvas was employed as an application developer for Gore Design Completions, Ltd., a high-end airplane interior redesign company. “Emilio is an expert in his field, and we are excited to have him join the Brangus team,” said Tommy Perkins, Ph.D., IBBA’s Executive Vice President. “He will be an excellent addition to the staff and will be able to successfully extend product services to our IBBA clients as well as the other three associations we service.” Silvas and his wife, Katherine, have three children, Cruz (nine), Marelys (eight), and Miguel (four). Katherine is the Director of Economic Development for the city of Converse, Texas, and both are very active in city organizations in San Antonio. Silvas was appointed by the City Council to serve two consecutive terms on the San Antonio Ethics Review Board, and he was also in the South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, 16 | JANUARY 2014
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which assists in developing and teaching young entrepreneurs. Silvas is very involved with the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas where he is a youth minister and served on the IT Committee. In addition, he was also an instructor trainer for the American Red Cross. BJ
MELANIE FULLER
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) welcomes Melanie Fuller back to Brangus Publications, Inc. as the Advertising Sales Manager. Fuller will provide members and clients with direct advertising sales and coordinate advertising placement in Brangus publications as well as online at www.GoBrangus.com. “I am excited about the opportunity to return and work with Brangus breeders, assisting them with their promotion and marketing needs,” Fuller said. “It’s a great time to be involved in the Brangus business and the new leadership provided by Dr. Perkins.” Fuller brings with her many years of experience in the sales and marketing fields. She has served as Director of Communications for both the IBBA and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Most recently she served as the Sales and Marketing Manager at the Brazos County Expo Complex. “We are excited to have Melanie join the staff here at the IBBA,” said Dr. Perkins, IBBA’s Executive Vice President. “She will be a great asset to our communications department and will be able to assist members with their marketing efforts and successfully promote Brangus.” A native of Ferriday, La., Fuller obtained a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Louisiana State University. Fuller and her husband of 30 years, Joe, have two children and three grandsons. BJ
“Any Country is Brangus Country” Predictable / Adaptable / Profitable
IBBA CONNECTION JASON BATES
Jason Bates recently joined the staff at the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. As the Director of Field Services and Commercial Marketing, Bates will assist in member relations, bridging the gap between the association and its members while increasing the Brangus breed’s exposure in the commercial marketplace. “I’m really excited to be working with the Brangus association because they’re doing everything right as far as collecting performance data, adopting the latest technologies, and positioning themselves to excel in the commercial cattle industry,” Bates said. “In today’s market and cow numbers where they are, I believe Brangus is producing the right product to help rebuild the nation’s cowherd.” A native of Java Center, N.Y., Bates was very active in the show circuit showing numerous breeds of cattle, and his parents bred Thoroughbred horses and were involved in the horse
racing industry. Bates received his education from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Okla., and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where he studied Agriculture Education and Animal Science. He also received his certificate in Auctioneering from the Worldwide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. Bates started out his career working for several custom fitting outfits all over the country and managed a show barn facility in southwestern Missouri. He was also a sale manager and has extensive knowledge and experience marketing cattle, and he understands both ends of the marketing spectrum. Bates also has prior experience with a breed association. “Jason brings a wealth of practical experience to his position, and I am anxious to see his videography, photography and marketing talents be showcased in future IBBA marketing and communication programs,” said Dr. Tommy Perkins, IBBA’s Executive Vice President. “He has worked in all facets of the purebred industry and understands the importance of data collection using technologies such as ultrasound, feed efficiency and genomics. He is also committed to implementing the genetic gains required by the commercial industry.” BJ
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IBBA CONNECTION IBBA Board Approves Genetic Disorder Testing Policy
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he discussion of genetic defects has been ongoing in the Angus breed and others for the past five years or more. Most recently, Brangus and other breeds have joined in on this debate with the discovery of the genetic disorder called developmental duplication (DD). It is important to note that DD testing, to date, has rendered a very low occurrence of the condition in our Brangus population. Ultimately, members will be able to manage this condition and others with a sound DNA testing policy and a well thought out breeding program. Therefore, the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) Board of Directors has adopted a new genetic disorder testing policy to aid breeders and members in this process. The policy is summarized below: 1. The Executive Vice-President will contact Zoetis and at least one other genomic company to form an agreement for genetic testing of all genetic conditions that could impact Brangus cattle. The agreement will: • Allow IBBA members to order test kits (blood cards, hair cards, purple top tubes, tissue cards, etc. and all paper work) directly from the genomic companies’ websites (and linked from the IBBA website). • Allow for direct shipment of DNA samples from individual IBBA members to the genomics company. • Allow all test results to be sent from the genomics company directly to the IBBA office and copied to the member submitting the samples for testing. • Require the genomics company to send all results on a timely basis to IBBA staff for daily entry into the database. • Require the notation of current genetic condition status in the IBBA system as is currently done with known Angus issues in the pedigrees in our database. 2. The IBBA staff will perform a query of the database to determine pedigrees with potential genetic condition carrier
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by Tommy PERKINS, Ph.D., PAS IBBA EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
animals linked to known Angus and Brangus carrier animals for Developmental Duplication (DD), Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM), Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH), Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA), Osteopetrosis (OS), and other known genetic conditions with available DNA tests. 3. The top 50 to 100 Brangus, Red Brangus, Ultrablack and/ or Ultrared candidate sires and/or dams for the above mentioned genetic conditions will be identified and tested for such conditions. Owners of the selected animal(s) will pay for the genetic testing of their animal(s). If a candidate animal is owned by a non-IBBA member, IBBA will pay for the test(s). 4. All DNA tested animals and potential carrier animals will have notation included in the IBBA database using the following protocol: • The phrase “potential carrier” will refer to a genetic defect mutation (DD, AM, NH, CA and OS) and is used to refer to animals that are deemed impacted animals due to confirmed carriers of such genetic defects in their pedigree. • All recorded animals with impacted genetics shall remain recorded (registered, certified, appendix, Ultrablack, Ultrared, etc). • All progeny of identified carrier animals can be recorded without submitting to DNA testing if they do not become an AI sire or donor dam. • All animals used as an AI sire or donor dam that have been identified as a potential carrier (impacted genetics) for any defect will be required to be tested for such defect. • All animals with impacted animal pedigrees will have the below notation on each recording certificate, listed on individual animal detail page on IBBA website, and be required to have same notation in any sale catalog, printed material, electronic information, etc. where animal has name, number, pedigree, part of pedigree, picture, etc. This animal has one or more ancestors genetically tested and identified to carry the genetic condition Developmental Duplication (DD) (or fill in the blank for other genetic conditions). • Once an animal with impacted genetics is tested for DD, AM, NH, CA or OS, the above mentioned notation will be deleted from the recording certificates, animal detail page on IBBA website, any and all other areas of former notation, and replaced as follows depending upon tested status:
IBBA CONNECTION GENETIC CONDITION STATUS DESIGNATION CODES DDPC AMPC Animal that hasn’t been tested NHPC for the genetic condition but CAPC has known carriers in pedigree. OSPC DDF AMF Animal tested FREE of the NHF genetic condition. CAF OSF • Any animal that will be used as an AI sire or donor dam with known impacted genetics will require testing and then identified with above notation regardless of tested and known free pedigrees. • Any animal that has been previously tested of other known genetic conditions will have those notations listed beside animals recorded name/registration number. • Any animal tested as a carrier animal or affected animal can be retested at a second lab to confirm first test results.
DDC AMC NHC CAC OSC DDA AMA NHA CAA OSA
Animal tested as AFFECTED and carrying two copies of the defective allele.
5. The above mentioned policies go into effect for IBBA membership beginning February 1, 2014. In the meantime IBBA urges all public sales to initiate testing policies so that potential buyers and new members can be made aware of impacted genetics in the sale offerings. 6. An effort to educate and inform the membership on various genetic conditions will be initiated and incorporated in the Brangus Journal and IBBA website. BJ
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SPECIAL IBBA STATISTICS 2013 IBBA Year-End Review Top 10 States by IBBA THR Assessments State # on THR Texas 13,995 Florida 3,025 Alabama 2,223 Arkansas 1,965 Mississippi 1,780 Georgia 1,769 Louisiana 1,678 Oklahoma 1,368 Tennessee 780 Missouri 649
Top 10 IBBA Members by THR Assessments Ranch # on THR Wynne Ranch, Fort Pierce, FL 745 Southern Cattle Co, Mariana, FL 537 JLS International, Robertsale, AL 448 Salacoa Valley Farms, Fairmount, GA 388 Westall Ranches, Arabela, NM 374 The Branch Ranch, Mansfield, LA 371 Mound Creek Ranches, Leona, TX 366 Chinmey Rock Cattle Co, Concord, AR 363 Cavender Brangus, Jacksonville, TX 346 Miller Brangus, Waynesboro, TN 345
Top 10 States for Membership Senior Members Junior Members State # State # Texas 440 Texas 248 Oklahoma 63 Louisiana 61 Alabama 63 Florida 40 Louisiana 59 Mississippi 31 Florida 55 Oklahoma 25 Mississippi 54 Arkansas 19 Arkansas 35 Alabama 16 Georgia 28 Missouri 7 Missouri 27 Tennessee 6 Tennessee 26 Georgia 4
Top 10 States for Transfers Bull Transfers Female Transfers State Qty State Qty Texas 1,301 Texas 1,542 Florida 722 Louisiana 327 Mississippi 230 Florida 289 Louisiana 222 Alabama 273 Arkansas 222 Oklahoma 218 Alabama 212 Mississippi 204 Oklahoma 170 Georgia 198 Georgia 127 Arkansas 150 Missouri 97 New Mexico 110 Arizona 75 Arizona 51
“Any Country is Brangus Country” Predictable / Adaptable / Profitable 20 | JANUARY 2014
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SPECIAL IBBA STATISTICS Weaning State # Texas 4,722 Georgia 1,231 Florida 1,178 Alabama 969 Mississippi 923 Arkansas 842 Oklahoma 664 Louisiana 580 New Mexico 366 Kansas 353
Top 10 States for Data Reporting Yearling Ultrasound State # State # Texas 2,379 Texas 1,522 Georgia 1,032 Georgia 1,021 Florida 573 Florida 527 Alabama 426 Arkansas 338 Arkansas 343 Alabama 289 Mississippi 307 Kansas 222 Oklahoma 274 Louisiana 183 Kansas 235 Mississippi 177 Tennessee 220 New Mexico 160 Louisiana 213 Oklahoma 157 25 Most Used Bulls (Based on Calves Recorded in 2012)
Rank
Calves
Name
Reg No
CED
BW
WW
YW
Milk
TM
CEM
SC
REA
IMF
FAT
1
140
MC ONSTAR 924W4
R10154395
2.1
2.0
26
46
15
28
4.4
1.1
2
130
CB HOMBRE 541T3
R10112338
6.3
1.9
33
51
19
35
8.2
1.2
0.42
0.17
0.023
0.15
-0.12
0.008
3
122
LTD OF BRINKS 415T28
R10082892
7.6
0.0
26
51
12
25
7.4
4
102
SKYHAWKS PRESIDENTE
R10025207
5.9
0.8
29
37
10
24
7.2
1.2
0.49
-0.04
-0.010
0.7
0.27
-0.16
0.000
5
94
SUHN'S CHISHOLM 331W45
R10161215
3.8
2.6
33
58
15
32
6
88
CRC LANDAU 263X2
R10189274
6.1
0.6
28
59
12
26
7.2
1.1
0.78
0.11
0.000
7.7
0.9
0.66
0.03
0.007
7
83
STONEWALL OF RRR 222W6
R10150860
7.6
0.1
27
58
15
28
8
78
CRC NORTH STAR 9U8W3
R10149791
9.7
-3.5
24
39
12
24
7.7
1
0.64
-0.05
0.013
5.2
1.1
0.23
0.29
9
71
CSONKA OF BRINKS 30R4
R10004209
1.7
4.2
43
77
22
0.021
43
7.6
1.8
0.64
0.16
-0.009
10
70
CRC GUARDIAN 9U8U5
R10122023
5.4
1.4
36
66
11
64
MC CROSSOVER 834Y
R10200926
1.2
2.8
46
71
19
37
7.2
1.6
0.48
0.15
-0.025
10
33
6.6
0.8
0.59
0.20
-0.001
tie 12
62
CCR INTEGRITY 355S4
R10084480
8.8
-3.0
-8
-2
4
-1
6.4
0.1
-0.31
-0.24
0.002
tie 12
62
TJM CORONADO 535X
R10180470
10.6
-2.3
26
47
19
32
7.8
0.7
0.36
0.06
0.005
tie 14
61
LAMBERT OF BRINKS 317R3
R10004387
5.2
0.4
30
51
6
21
7.3
0.3
0.49
0.50
0.004
tie 14
61
PATTON OF BRINKS 30T22
R10082758
4.1
1.8
28
47
10
24
7.1
0.7
0.54
0.08
-0.017
16
58
MC SOMETHING SPECIAL 129W14
R10154314
5.7
1.7
34
55
14
31
7.5
0.9
0.67
0.42
0.042
17
55
MC ROCK STAR 924U6
R10123855
4.9
1.6
20
31
12
22
6.6
0.5
0.3
-0.03
0.018
18
54
MC ELEGIDO 924W6
R10154068
1.1
4.1
33
50
14
30
6.9
0.8
0.61
0.16
0.032
tie 19
52
101 RANGER 99W11
R10194069
4.2
1.4
30
58
12
27
6.3
0.7
0.7
-0.01
0.007
tie 19
52
MC GAME CHANGER 127Y42
R10201653
-0.8
4.6
48
81
10
34
6.8
1.3
0.8
0.43
0.032
tie 21
49
CNF ON LINE 88U2
R10121970
6.4
-0.2
31
44
3
19
6.3
0.6
-0.18
-0.07
0.006
tie 21
49
MC RESOLUTE 129X2
R10177546
3.7
2.3
46
85
21
44
6.8
1.3
0.79
0.16
0.010
23
48
NEW VISION OF SALACOA 209Y2
R10204856
1.8
2.3
42
74
3
24
6.4
0.5
0.93
0.15
0.013
tie 24
44
VF-OAKS ONLINE 918Y3
R10193636
8.7
-2.1
18
43
12
21
5.3
1.2
0.43
0.11
0.013
tie 24
44
TK HIGHWAY 901S
RR10047320
4.9
1.3
17
28
10
18
7.4
0.3
0.20
0.03
0.005
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IJBBA CONNECTION You Never Know Unless You TRY!
“Y
ou never know unless you try.” That is the motto in the Polston family. These are the words my parents instilled in me and my sisters from a very young age. No matter what I was doing, whether it was dancing, playing softball, showing Brangus cattle or even trying a new food, I am not one for getting out of my comfort zone. For me to have applied and been given an opportunity to be a director for the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA) Board is a huge step out of my comfort zone. I applied for a director position because I wanted to further my knowledge of the Brangus cattle breed and also meet other cattle ranchers and breeders that share the same interest and passions I have in raising Brangus cattle. It is very exciting to be able to travel and promote the Brangus breed while meeting people from other areas of the United States. Becoming a director has broadened my horizons and given me several new experiences such as traveling in airplanes, visiting Oklahoma and Texas, and allowing me to get to know the rest of the board members better. In November, we had our fall meeting and discussed the many upcoming events the IJBBA Board of Directors will be attending. Most significantly is the trip to Houston for the IBBA Convention, Global Roundup, and the International Brangus Show which are all hosted in conjunction with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We will follow that up with a trip to the Youth Beef Industry Congress that will be conducted in St. Louis, Mo., toward the end of March. Other important topics covered during our meeting were National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS) program advertisement sales, fundraising, and the responsibilities of each board member. But, the largest topic discussed was to begin preparing for the 2014 NJBS that is going to be hosted in Bryan, Texas, July 20-26, 2014. I hope you all are as excited about the upcoming 2014 NJBS as I am.
2012-2013 IJBBA Board of Directors (L to R) Standing - Meghan Pickett, Quinn Carter, McKenzie Posey, Tanner Bosarge, Colby Davis, Allyson Polston, Ali Congdon, Kourtney Gardner. Sitting - Kelsey Munoz, Kacie Wallace, Racheal Sharp
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by Allyson POLSTON IJBBA SECRETARY
I truly am honored to have been given this chance to be a part of the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association Board of Directors and hope to be able to use these experiences in future endeavors as a Brangus breeder and in my career. It is a blessing to be able to go out and show Brangus cattle and have the support and help from my family and friends. I am very excited but also nervous about the upcoming year as a director, but I am ready for whatever is thrown my way. It just goes to show you, YOU NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY! BJ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: New to the IJBBA Board of Directors and fulfilling the unexpired year of directorship vacated by Kacie Wallace being elected President is Allyson Polston. Polston is the first of two Florida representatives elected to the IJBBA Board of Directors – a feat that has not been accomplished is several years. With a solid résumé of achievements and leadership with Brangus cattle and in other agricultural and community organizations, Polston is eager to help build a bridge between NJBS and regional associations to hopefully increase participation at both levels. Polston will be entering her senior year of high school this year and has future plans to attend the University of Florida and major in Veterinary Medicine.
2012-2013 IJBBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Kacie Wallace, Bryan, TX goinshowin02@yahoo.com
Ex-Officio Kelsey Munoz, Pearland, TX kmunoz@munozcattlecompany.com
Director Tanner Bosarge, Evergreen, AL tannerbosarge@yahoo.com
Director Ali Congdon, Repton, AL ali_cdancingauburncowgirl@yahoo.com
Director Allyson Polston, Lakeland, FL goober4141@gmail.com
Director Racheal Sharp, Konawa, OK sharpk@konawa.k12.ok.us
Director Quinn Carter, Haines City, FL quinn.carter95@yahoo.com
Director Colby Davis, Talequah, OK cwdbrangus@yahoo.com
Director Director Meghan Pickett, Robeline, LA McKenzie Posey, Wayner, OK speeples1@bellsouth.net posey_mckenzie@yahoo.com IBBA Queen Kourtney Gardner, China Spring, TX kourtney.l.gardner@gmail.com
IBA CONNECTION by Jodi JACKSON IBA PRESIDENT
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Become a Doer! Invest in the Future - Support IBA
here is an old saying, there are two types of people in this world: the talkers and the doers. I believe in our line of business there are many doers. Let’s face it. Being a cattleman/woman involves a lot of doing. It’s a labor-intensive job that doesn’t stop at 5:00 p.m. or allow weekends off. I am confident many in our great Brangus breed work hard at doing what they can to build a reputable herd or provide their customers with the beef product they are shopping for. However, I think we should take a look at one of the extras of the Brangus breed that many people are overlooking. One of those “extras” is the International Brangus Auxiliary (IBA). This is a group that has been around for 36 years supporting the Brangus breed and its future breeders. Everyone knows of our IBA scholarship program, which has been the best way to reward IJBBA members by providing funds to continue their education. We also play a large role at the National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS) by hosting the hospitality room. The IBA feels our future is with the young folks coming up,
thus the importance of focusing on the juniors. Won’t you join us in trying to support our breed and its junior members? The difference in being a talker and a doer is those who talk a lot about planning to build the future are not actually doing it. Once you begin doing something, then you are a doer. Until then, you are just a talker. Join us in Houston at our annual meeting or buy a membership with the IBA this year. At $25 per membership fee, it is a small token that goes to a great cause for the advancement of the Brangus breed. BJ
International Brangus Auxiliary Annual Meeting Friday, March 7, 2014 · 2:00 p.m Reliant Center · Room 205 · Houston, Texas For more information or to request a membership application, email jodiatbentwood@sbcglobal.net or call (254) 722-9138.
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MEMBERSHIP Welcome New Members JASON & KIM SCHAUB MAGNOLIA, TX
JAKE FRANKE COLLEGE STATION, TX
MARKHAM CATTLE, TIM MIKOLAJCHAK ALVIN, TX
KASPER FARMS, ROBERT L ROGERS DOVER, AR
GOINGS LIVESTOCK, B J GOINGS KENTWOOD, LA
EDUARDO MARTINEZ MORALES SALTILLO COAH, MEXICO
JEFF ROBBINS AND JOE LUCAS DEVERS, TX
BLUE ANEL FARM, TERRY LITTLE BOLIGEE, AL
GEIGER CATTLE CO, ED GEIGER LYTLE, TX
ALBERT THRELKELD CEDAR PARK, TX
HILLERY RANCH, BOB OR BRENT HILLERY WICHITA FALLS, TX
JOHANNGS NICOLAAS KAHTS CYPRESS, TX
JOHNSON FARMS, BENJAMIN DAVID JOHNSON WEDOWEE, AL
POWELL LIVESTOCK, LLC, SCOT POWELL EL CAMPO, TX
K & S CATTLE, DETRA KLAS SOUTHMAYD, TX
ANGO GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. HOUSTON, TX
BRIT AND SHERRY SMITH ALVORD, TX
TRIPLE R RANCH, ROBERT G SHAMBLIN, DVM NORTHPORT, AL
GEORGE BADGETT HUNTSVILLE, TX
STEPHEN BALL JASPER, MO
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MEMBERSHIP Friends We Will Miss Matt Syler 1927-2013
M
att Syler, beloved f a t h e r, grandfather, and great grandfather passed from this world into eternal life on Saturday, November 9, 2013. Matt was 86 years old. Born to Monnie Lou Glimp Syler and Hubert Syler on January 27, 1927, Matt was raised primarily in Buda and Chimney Springs, Texas, and the surrounding areas before joining the United States Navy where he became a Corpsman near the end of World War II. He received the American Theatre Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Sharpshooter Tag. Afterward, Matt pursued his dream of working on a ranch in Wyoming. While sending money home to his mother and younger siblings, he worked at the Stephenson Ranch in Tie Siding. While working on the Wyoming ranch, Matt learned a lesson he said he would never forget – “how to tell what a cow was about to do” – a lesson he used for the remainder of his life. When he returned home to Texas, he began his studies at Texas A&M University earning his degree in 1951 in Animal Husbandry and Agronomy. He was a member of the Texas A&M Rodeo Team and competed at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in 1950. During the summers at A&M, Matt worked at the Lazy H Ranch near Kerrville, Texas, where he met his wife Gloria Ann Reeves, and the two married in 1950. After graduating from A&M, Matt and Ann worked for Herman and LeNan Gardner managing Willow Springs Ranch for 21 years. It was at Willow Springs that Matt was able to live out his passion of working with cattle and growing coastal Bermuda grass while making a name for himself as an honest, trustworthy, and knowledgeable cattleman. Matt joined IBBA in 1951 and was a founding member of the Texas Brangus Breeders Association (TBBA) in 1956. He later served as TBBA secretary from 1958 to 1966 and served on the association’s Board of Directors for nine years. In 1971 Matt began his own ranching operation and sales management business, Syler Sales Management. He managed the first International Brangus
Sale, founded the Sealy Bull Sale and was also instrumental in launching the first Houston junior show. Matt was honored during his lifetime with many awards. He received multiple honors from his Brangus Breeders family but the highest honors were his 2000 Brangus Breeder of the Year and 2009 Pioneer Brangus Breeder awards. He was the Secretary of the Brangus Breeders Association for eight years and served two terms as a director of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA). Matt volunteered at the Brenham Memorial Hospital, volunteered as a reader for a Brenham elementary school, and was a Bread Partner volunteer for several years distributing bread to the needy of Washington County. He was also proud of his title, “Tale Twister” for the Lions Club of Burton. In addition, he was an original member of both the Beef Cattle Short Course and Washington County Wildlife Society. He was also involved in the Walk to Emmaus group for many years, ministering to countless others about his personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Matt and Ann had four children: Lee Bentley, Jeb Stuart, Melanie Ann, and Darla Ann. Both Ann and Bentley preceded Matt in death, as did his sister, Peggy, and brothers Scott and Jim. Jeb and wife Alma live in Richmond, Va.; Melanie and husband, Tim, live in McKinney, Texas; and Darla and husband, Candido, live in Richmond, Texas. Matt’s grandchildren include Tanya Syler Thomas (husband Jarred and children Taylor, Jace, and Adrianna); Matthew Syler III (sons Daylon and Payne); Cori Willett; Chase Willett; Bentley Syler II; Chris Syler (wife Claudia and son Lucas); Kevin Syler; Ana Maria Syler; Lindsie Gibson (husband Mitch and twin sons Connor and Colton); Jamie Pagan (daughters Haylie, Maykayla, Heather, and Allysa); and Chelsie Pagan; and one great-great granddaughter, Maya. Other family members include Martha Syler of Athens, Texas; Silvia Syler of Bolivia; and Dilia Syler of Houston. In addition, extended family includes the Cerda Family who has been an important part of the Syler family since 1957 – Maria, Maggie, Elva, Cerjio, and Abel. Visitation was November 12, 2013, at Brenham Memorial Chapel, and funeral services were November 13, 2013, at Brenham’s First Baptist Church with Rev. Troy Sikes officiating. Interment followed at the Val Verde Baptist Cemetery in Milam County. The family has asked memorials be given to The Wounded Warrior Fund or Washington County Wildlife Society. BJ
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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston, Texas PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Standard Video & Booth Package, $500 Available on a first come, first serve basis.
• Feature TWO Animals (herd sire or donor cow) by video @ a limit of 1 minute each • Include one 60-word narrative PER ANIMAL to be read during feature video • Receive ONE Booth Space at the event, including a 6’ skirted table with electrical outlet in which you can play your own videos (bring your own TV), handout literature, etc. • Submit ONE half-page ad to be included in the official Program Handout. • Submit a 200 word ranch bio describing your operation, cattle, etc., to be included with your ad in the official Program Handout.
Additional Video Spots, $200
• Feature ONE additional animal @ a limit of 1 minute each for $200 per animal. • Submit ONE additional 60 word narrative per additional animal
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1:00 p.m. All Booths must be assembled in Ballroom 2:00 p.m. Welcome Address Lindsey Matli IBBA Customer Service Representative, San Antonio, TX
2:15 p.m. Brangus Body Composition Evaluation Dr. Tommy Shields McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
3:00 p.m. Brangus Consumer Product Evaluation Leslie Frenzel Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
3:45 p.m. World Brangus Congress Update Victor De León
Mexico Red Brangus Association, Yucatan, Mexico
4:15 p.m. Audio/Video Highlights of Herd Sires And Donor Cows Jason Bates IBBA Director of Field Services and Commercial Marketing, San Antonio, TX
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour & Hors d’oeuvres 6:30 p.m. Ideal Video Productions Customer Appreciation Sale
DEADLINES
February 7 - Participant Registration Form Due February 14 - All half page ads and 200-word ranch bios must be submitted February 14 - All Video and Photography must be submitted February 14 - All 60-word narratives must be submitted.
Contact Lindsey Matli today to answer any questions or get your Participant Registration Form.
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MEMBERSHIP by Lindsey MATLI IBBA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
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Exciting Changes Coming to 2014 IBBA Convention and Global Roundup
he 2014 IBBA Annual Convention is fast approaching, and I am excited to announce this year’s Convention will see several significant changes, including a revised schedule and new format for the Global Brangus Roundup. This year’s convention will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Reliant, March 4-8. To pre-register for convention, please complete the form found in this magazine or online at www.gobrangus.com. You can also contact the office to request a form. Please pre-register now to receive the lowest rate. We are offering a room block at the Crowne Plaza at the rate of $160 per night. The room block is now open and will close January 31, 2014. Your IBBA staff is working diligently with the hotel to secure the best rooms possible for our members. However, please reserve your room early to help us assure that you are placed in the renovated section of the hotel! To make your reservations, please call 1 (877) 270-1393, and use the group code “IBB”. New this year, a shuttle will be available exclusively to members needing transportation from the hotel to the grounds. To kick off the 2014 convention, IBBA members and international guests are invited to gather in the show barn Tuesday, March 4, at 7:00 p.m. for a welcome reception. Meetings will get underway Wednesday, March 5, beginning with staff presentations and committee meetings in the morning, followed by the Board of Directors meeting in the afternoon. IBBA members are encouraged to attend for a first-hand look at what committees, staff and the Board of Directors have achieved in 2013 as well as upcoming projects for 2014. The annual membership breakfast will be held Thursday morning and will feature an address by our new Executive Vice President, Dr. Tommy Perkins. The annual business meeting will immediately follow, and the new Board of Directors will be seated. The Global Roundup will be held Thursday afternoon, and I could not be happier to officially announce that this event will undergo a complete transformation this year! The new format will be educational and structured, and it will be easier than ever for our members to take advantage of the opportunity to network with international guests. I am confident you will be very pleased with the new concept.
The roundup will take place in the ballroom of the Crowne Plaza and will feature presentations by industry experts who will demonstrate and discuss cattle evaluation and meat science as they relate to the Brangus breed. We believe our international guests will appreciate the chance to see how we approach both topics here in the United States. To participate, our members will have the opportunity to purchase a booth space to showcase their operations and offer material and video spots to highlight their elite herdsires and/ or donor cows. If you would like to participate in the Global Roundup, please contact me at (210) 696-8231 or lindsey@intbrangus.org for more information. We are truly looking forward to this event! Immediately following the Global Roundup, Ideal Video Productions will host their annual Customer Appreciation Sale. The Brangus shows will get underway beginning with the bull show at 8:00 a.m. Friday. The IBBA cocktail reception and awards banquet will follow Friday night in the ballroom at the Crowne Plaza and is sure to be a great event for members and their families. The week will conclude Saturday with the female show at 9:00 a.m., followed by the Genetic Edge Sale Saturday night. We look forward to seeing you all at the 2014 convention, and we hope to make it the best one yet! BJ
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IBBA Annual Convention March 4-7, 2014, in Houston, Texas Crowne Plaza Hotel 8686 Kirby Drive
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MONDAY, MARCH 3 7:00 a.m. Cattle Move-in- Show Barn TUESDAY, MARCH 4 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception- Show Barn WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 8:00 a.m. Staff Presentations, Committee Presentations/Meetings 1:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner THURSDAY, MARCH 6 7:30 a.m. Membership Breakfast 8:15 a.m. Membership Address, Dr. Perkins 9:15 a.m. Break 9:30 a.m. IBBA Business meeting - Members Forum - Committee Reports - President’s Year in Review - Rocognition of Outgoing Directors - Introduction of New Board Members and Officers - Incoming President’s Remarks - Adjourn 12:00 p.m. Bull Weigh-in- Show Barn
Register today for the IBBA Annual Convention and Global Roundup.This year’s schedule promises new and exciting updates with the introduction of new leadership and staff as well as educational information for attendees.
2:00 p.m. Global Brangus Roundup Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom 6:30 p.m. Ideal Video Productions Customer Appreciation Sale FRIDAY, MARCH 7 8:00 a.m. Bull Show- Show Barn 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception 7:00 p.m. IBBA Annual Awards Banquet SATURDAY, MARCH 8 9:00 a.m. Female Show- Show Barn 7:00 p.m. IRBBA Genetic Edge Sale- Show Barn *All events will be at the Crowne Plaza unless otherwise noted.
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FEATURE Building Better Cattle
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by Sheryl SMITH-ROGERS REPRINTED FROM THE SUMMER 2013 LANDSCAPES MAGAZINE WITH PERMISSION OF THE FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS
eep in conversation with visitors to his Mississippi farm, Milton Sundbeck leans up against a feed trough, ignoring an approaching storm and the curious stares coming from a group of prized
bulls. Suddenly, a wet nose nuzzles his arm. The friendly nudge comes not from an eager puppy, but rather from one of several Brangus bulls lined up at the trough. He chuckles and rubs the animal’s broad black forehead. “See how docile he is? We breed our bulls to be this way,” Sundbeck says, as the bull continues to nudge his
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arm. “You want them to be gentle enough so they are safe to handle.” Sundbeck, who owns both a chemical company and a registered cattle operation, knows his bulls. Since 2005, he and his team at Town Creek Farm near West Point have sought to produce rugged, top-quality Brangus bulls for commercial operations. “There’s a real need right now for Brangus seedstock, and we’ve got the proven genetics that cattlemen want,” he says during a recent farm tour. “We breed forage-based cattle with high fertility that are tough enough to live on the range.”
LIFELONG INTEREST
Cattle and farming run deep in Sundbeck’s family. In 1915, his grandfather emigrated from Sweden and settled east of Austin, Texas, where he started a dairy farm. Growing up, Sundbeck worked on the family dairy farm as well as on the Hereford ranch that his other grandfather, L y n n White, owned near Clifton, Texas. When the farm was sold, his father landed a job at Jefferson Chemical Company in Austin. As a teenager, Sundbeck worked summers at the company, and then became a research assistant while studying chemistry at the University of Texas in Austin. This early experience in the chemical industry would influence an important decision for him. “I’d watched all my relatives nearly starve in the farming and ranching business, so I realized I had to go into something else,” says Sundbeck, who went to work in 1968 at Hercules Incorporated in Houston, a leading manufacturer of paper and water treating chemicals. “But I always dreamed
FEATURE that someday I would be able to buy a big enough place to raise my own cattle.” For more than 15 years, Sundbeck rose through the ranks at Hercules and then American Cyanamid Company. While working in Mobile, Ala., managing the water treatment and paper chemicals business for American Cyanamid, he found an opportunity to start his own chemical manufacturing business. In 1980, he launched Southern Ionics Inc. in Mobile and later moved the firm to West Point, Miss. Finally, in 1993, Sundbeck’s dream of farming came true when he purchased 800 acres of farmland east of West Point and several hundred stocker calves. Additional parcels totaling 2,000 acres were financed by the Mississippi Land Bank. “I focused on steers at first,” Sundbeck says. “I grew them out to 650 and 700 pounds, then sold them. But I really like mama cows best. So in 2005, I got into the registered Brangus business.” About the same time, he met the late Joe Reznicek, who had developed the Ultrablack trademarked breed — Brangus crossed with Angus. Reznicek, owner of the Cow Creek Ranch in Alabama, also was known for producing forage-based Brangus genetics, which appealed to Sundbeck. “Joe asked me how I was going to market my bulls, and I said I hadn’t thought about it,” Sundbeck recalls. “We talked some more, and I decided I’d join him as a joint-venture partner. That entailed buying his cows and genetics. Then he’d take my weaned bulls and put them into his development program.” Sadly, lymphoma cut Reznicek’s life short in 2010. Before his passing, he and his wife, Joy, planned for Cow Creek’s future without him. They decided to sell the entire cow herd to the Southern Cattle Company in Florida. Two years later, the company put the Cow Creek cattle up for sale. “It was perfect timing for us to step in,” Sundbeck says. “We bought a large number of Cow Creek cows, and Joy came on board as marketing manager for our bull program.”
Instead of corn, we produce and feed a forage-based ration that consists of ground hay, dry distiller’s grain, soy hull pellets and molasses.” Not only a strong land steward, Sundbeck also cares deeply about the well-being of his animals — so much, in fact, that he incorporated humane handling systems into his new cattleworking facility. Features such as round crowd pens, curved chutes and grooved non-slip flooring were designed by Dr. Temple Grandin, a Colorado State University professor known for her work in animal welfare and behavior. “Moving the cattle in a curve all at one time gives them a sense of returning,” Sundbeck notes. “Their natural behavior makes them want to go back where they came from. This design is safer for the cattle and the men who are working them. In this facility, we also freeze-brand using acetone and alcohol frozen to minus 87 degrees. The solution kills the hide’s color pigments so the hair grows back out white.”
GLOBAL MARKETING
Last fall on October 19, Town Creek Farm hosted its first live video auction in a new sales facility that overlooks the farm’s gently rolling pastures. On sale day, prospective buyers were able to view registered Brangus and Ultrablack bulls and commercial bred heifers in outdoor pens. An online catalog enabled longdistance buyers to watch the cattle on video. Inside the facility, giant flat-screen televisions posted videos of cattle while the auctioneer conducted sales that simultaneously broadcasted live via the Internet. (continued on page 32)
STEWARDSHIP
Town Creek Farm lies within the fertile Black Belt region that was once heavily farmed. Two miles of Town Creek, a tributary of the Tombigbee River, runs through the farm. Since the 1800s, row cropping had badly eroded the land and damaged the creek’s water quality. Right away, Sundbeck converted the land into grazing pastures and wildlife habitats. He fenced off stream banks from cattle and planted native trees and grasses as a buffer. “I knew grazing was the best way to utilize this land,” he says. “Hay grows well here, so we grow our own, which saves a lot of money.
Milton Sundbeck, left, owner and president of Town Creek Farm at West Point, Miss., and Joy Reznicek, marketing manager, prepare for the farm’s Brangus and Ultrablack sale.
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FEATURE (continued from page 31) “No more sale rings,” Sundbeck says. “Video auctions are much less stressful on cattle and a lot safer for people running the sale.” The huge sales facility — financed by the Mississippi Land Bank — accommodates 1,000 people and includes a commercial kitchen and dining tables. Easy access to airports and highways is an added convenience. “This facility will boost [the economy of] the entire Golden Triangle region that’s bounded by Columbus, Starkville and West Point,” says David Loftin, vice president of operations at the Land Bank. “People will drive or fly in for sales, eat at local restaurants and stay in local motels.” “Our region is blessed to have these two renowned cattle operations located here. The Rezniceks and Milton Sundbeck have contributed immensely to the cattle industry locally, as well as nationally,” says Doug Thiessen, Alabama Ag Credit chief executive officer. “We at Alabama Ag Credit are proud to do business with Cow Creek Ranch, just as Mississippi Land Bank is pleased to be affiliated with Town Creek Farm.” Internationally, Joy Reznicek markets Town Creek Farm semen and embryos to clients in Australia and South America. “A son of our herd sire Integrity 355S4 was recently a grand champion bull in Paraguay,” she says. “A South American bull from our genetics program was the national grand champion bull in Brazil.” Sundbeck couldn’t be happier. “South Americans love this style of cattle, which are moderateframed and forage- based,” he says. “Knowing that my cattle can make it all over the world gives me a really good feeling.” BJ
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THE STORY OF ULTRABLACKS
ow Creek Ranch began breeding Ultrablack cattle (Brangus crossbred to Angus) in 1993 and began actively marketing them in 1996. Cow Creek Ranch trademarked the Ultrablack name in 1998 and sold the trademark to the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) in 2005. Ultrablack females are defined as AngusBrangus crossbreds and black in color. They are either 1/8 Angus and 7/8 Brangus, or 7/8 Angus and 1/8 Brangus. In March 2013, the IBBA amended its bylaws allowing IBBA members to breed up to Brangus using three crosses with Ultrablacks to produce purebred Brangus cattle eligible for registration. Offspring of the first cross Ultrablacks (Angus x Brangus) mated back to Brangus (Ultrablack x Brangus) are genetically ¾ Brangus. When these individuals are mated back to Brangus (3/4 Brangus x Brangus), their calves will be 7/8 Brangus and considered purebred Brangus.
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MARKETING UPDATE Laying A Solid Foundation
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t takes a solid foundation to support a structure such as a skyscraper. In much the same way, any seedstock operation requires the same solid footing or foundation to ensure the success of their operation. In the cattle industry, just as in the construction business, a plan or vision needs to be generated before the foundation can be poured or laid out. Every cattleman did not get into the cattle business the same way. Some folks have entered into the industry in recent or past years as investment opportunities, some as tax havens. Some have inherited operations from family members and continued the lifestyle because it is what they are passionate about. Others, much like myself whose parents were in the Thoroughbred horse business, grew in youth or junior programs and developed a love for the cattle industry. One thing all of these groups have in common is their goal to be successful dealing with cattle in some facet.
by Jason BATES IBBA DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICES AND COMMERCIAL MARKETING
As I speak to IBBA members and get to know our stakeholders, I will be asking what the goals of your operation are, and I hope to see some diversity among the membership. Diversity in the marketplace for a single product is what makes the cattle business so unique. Your goals may be to produce bulls and replacement females for commercial cattlemen to increase their profit potential in their calves. Some may have goals producing that next great purebred herd sire prospect and help disseminate our genetics overseas and to international markets. Some producers may have a strong demand for show heifers or junior show prospects in their region and focus on that aspect of our industry. Whatever your goal is, find your target market and do everything possible to be successful with that goal. In the grand scheme of the cattle business, diversity within a breed is a positive attribute when continually trying to advance genetics. However, you must take into account that when marketing to commercial producers, we must have a united front in the product we offer them. It is each individual’s responsibility to take advantage of the latest scientific and technological advances in the industry to continually build a better and more efficient product. Each calf crop you produce should excel the previous years’ in some form or fashion. Simple put, your latest genetics should be your best genetics. The number one characteristic affecting profitability still remains having that cow put a new live calf on the ground every 365 days. After that is achieved consistently, it is within our control how much money that calf returns. With market trends and the current state of the cowherd, I believe Brangus cattle have the characteristics needed to meet future market demands and help the commercial cattle industry rebuild. In the end, our challenges and battles are not amongst ourselves or even other breeds of cattle, its keeping BEEF the greatest protein product available and on the kitchen table. I am very excited about working with our membership and hope to be able to open gates for each and every one of you and talk about your goals. BJ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jason Bates has extensive experience in the seed stock industry having grown up in the registered thoroughbred and registered cattle business. Bates has had the opportunity to manage several purebred and commercial cattle operations, including helping develop a branded beef program from start to finish. Prior to working for IBBA, Bates worked as the Field Services and Marketing Director for another breed association. As the Director of Field Services and Commercial Marketing, Bates works to bridge the gap between the purebred seed stock producer and the commercial cattleman.
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Indian Nations Fall Brangus Sale
he Indian Nations Fall Sale drew in Brangus breeders and cattlemen to McAlester, Okla., November 2, 2013. Wes Dotson of Enid, Okla., served as auctioneer for the day, hitting the gavel on 62 head of cattle. The sale was hosted by the Oklahoma Brangus Breeders Association where eight registered Brangus female lots grossed $13,500 and averaged $1,687.50, and 39 registered Brangus bulls grossed $114,950 and averaged $2,947.44. Fifteen commercial Brangus females brought $19,550 and averaged $1,303.33. The sale’s high selling bull brought much action and attention to lot 40, Mr. Townsend Billy 122/2. The range bull sired by Morrisons Mr Geronimo 74 was consigned by Townsend Brangus of Milburn, Okla., and found new pastures in Durant, Okla., with Tim Worthy of Isomade Ranch who won the bid of $4,250. The next high selling bull for the day was lot 31, Mr CCC Magnum 99Y consigned by Pear Lane Brangus of Stark City, Mo. This bull out of CRC-IFCC Magnum 331T commanded a bid
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price of $4,000 from Scott Fuller, Fuller Ranch of Antlers, Okla. Of the females, Vorel Ms Onstar 117A8 in lot 51 attracted the most interest. Sired by MC Onstar 924W4, this open female was consigned by Vorel Farms of Luthur, Okla., and brought the high bid of $3,200 from buyer Cliff Mason, 3L Brangus in Seminole, Okla. Lot 53, Vorel Ms Singletary 161Z3, was the second high selling female from the Oklahoma sale. Consigned by Labrada Brangus of Omulgee, Okla., this bred heifer was sired by Vorel Singletary 894X and went home with Shiloh and Amy Hall, Lawman Ranch in Bonham, Texas, for $2,800. Volume buyers of bulls included Scott Fuller, Fuller Ranch in Anterls, Okla.; Jerry Fowler, 4F Ranch in Quinton, Okla.; and Rod Luper of Anderson, Mo. Volume buyer of the females included Shiloh and Amy Hall, Lawman Ranch in Omulgee, Okla. Twenty-eight buyers from four states bid on the offerings from the Oklahoma sale. BJ
38th Annual Hill Country Brangus Breeders Sale
he 38th Annual Hill Country Brangus Breeders Sale generated a great demand for registered Brangus cattle. Cattlemen gathered at Producer’s Livestock Auction in San Angleo, Texas, November 9, 2013, to view and bid on the commercial and registered offerings. Leo Casas served as the auctioneer for the sale managed by Gary Bruns where 19 registered Brangus bulls grossed $62,073, averaging $3,267 and 32 commercial Brangus bulls grossed
$72,064, averaging $2,252. For the female sale, six open registered Brangus heifers averaged $1,675; six open Ultrablack heifers averaged slightly higher at $1,825; and 12 commercial Brangus pairs averaged $2,650. The high selling bull quickly commanded respectable bids from all over the arena. In lot 22, JLS Mighty Mouse 915Z49 was consigned by JLS International of Devine, Texas, and sold for $5,400. BJ
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SALE REPORT Miller Brangus Sale Offering in Demand Sale Summary: 1 Flush Lot grossed $25,500 to average $25,500 1 Spring Heifer Calf grossed $8,750 to average $8,750 2 Donor Cows grossed $12,000 to average $6,000 21 Spring Pairs and 3N1s grossed $87,050 to average $4,145 25 Female Brangus Lots grossed $133,050 to average $5,322 60 Brangus Bulls grossed $209,300 to average $3,488
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uyers from 11 states converged at Miller Brangus in Waynesboro, Tenn., on a beautiful fall day to bid on and purchase an outstanding set of registered Brangus females and bulls. The Millers continued to build demand throughout Tennessee as 23 buyers from that state made purchases. The sale showcased some of the most elite genetics present in the herd and provided their customers an opportunity to add to their programs and a foundation to build on. Lot 1A, MB Ms In Focus 129X2, was the high selling female of the sale at $15,000. Pennridge Farms, Tomball, Texas, captured the winning bid for 10 embryos and half interest and full possession of this first generation powerhouse. She posts eight EPD traits in the breed’s top 10 percent or greater and is a complete outcross to many of the cattle in the Brangus breed. Draggin M Ranch, Eldorado, Ark., paid $8,750 for lot four, the second high selling female of the day. This spring ET heifer calf is sired by Jethro and is out of the 17R5 donor there at Millers. She is a full sister to the Miller herd sires, Yellowstone and Yosemite, and projects seven EPD traits in the breed’s top 15 percent or greater. Also fetching $8,750 was lot six and 6A as Joel Powell, Ovett, Miss., paid $4,750 to own lot 6A, MB Great Basin
329A3. This powerful spring born son of Great Basin carried as much top and thickness as any bull calf in the sale. Truitt Brangus Farms, Auburn, Ala., paid $4,000 to own the factory, lot six, MB Ms True Grit 329X10. She is a maternal sister to the breed’s YW trait leader Revelation also produced by Miller Brangus and was safe back to Great Basin. Pennridge Farms paid $4,750 to own lot 13, MB Ms Lead Gun 535Y3. This powerful first calf heifer posts top three percent REA and five percent YW EPDs. She is safe to the good young Miller herd sire Yellowstone. I.C. Cattle Co., Bryan, Texas, paid $4,000 to own her fancy Ranger heifer calf at side. Two bulls, lot 30 MB Justified 99Z3 and lot 32 MB Raylon 129Z19, both commanded the bid price of $12,500. Lot 30 is a big performing son of Revelation. He is near perfect in his design with a world of length and top in a moderate and phenotypically pleasing package. His dam posts a 360-day calving interval and records three at 105 WR. Kim Dunn, Apoka, Fla., paid the bid price to own half interest and full possession in Justified. Black X Ranch, Rome, Ga., won the bid on Raylon. He posts eight EPD traits in the breed’s top 20 percent or greater. He is sired by Crusader and combines two of the greatest donors in the Brangus breed in 17R5 and 129K4. This deep bodied, smooth made herd sire’s dam is the $15,000 129X2, the day’s high selling female. Lynn Jackson, Bolivar, Tenn., paid $8,000 to own lot 31, MB Bennett 129Z5. This Eligido son is out of another sister to the day’s high selling $15,000 female. He records top three percent WW and top 10 percent YW, REA and IMF EPDs. BJ
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SALE REPORT GeneTrust at Chimney Rock Sale Summary: 17.5 3N1’s averaged $7160 3 Bred Cows averaged $3416 5 Donors averaged $15,900 18 Bred Heifers averaged $5569 1 Herd Sire averaged $60,000 17 Open Heifers averaged $5102 4 Pairs averaged $3875 2 Pick Lots averaged $15,000 Total 67 Female Lots Averaged $7519 61 Coming 2 Yr Old Brangus Bulls averaged $6848 70 Yearling Brangus Bulls averaged $3867 7 Coming 2 Yr Old UltraBlack Bulls averaged $5785 5 Yearling UltraBlack Bulls averaged $3750 Total 143 Brangus and UltraBlack Bulls Averaged $5229 Total 168 Spring Calving Bred Heifers Averaged $1939
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erfect fall weather coupled with the tremendous hospitality from Bill and Gail Davis and the most complete set of cattle ever assembled at the seventh annual production sale at Chimney Rock in Concord, Ark., added up to an outstanding event the first weekend in November where 160 registered buyers from 13 states and Mexico readily absorbed the offering. Leading off the registered female sale on Friday night in lot one was the chart topper CRC Guardian 9U8U5. Known for progeny that transmits tremendous muscle and performance, this proven herd sire from Johnston Farms and Draggin’ M Ranch started a bidding battle that ended at $60,000 for 2/3 interest and full possession, selling to the up and coming program from Hamptonville, N.C., Robert Yates Ranch. A proven donor, lot seven Miss CRC Cadence 55R18, was next to grace the ring and her phenotypic splendor was not lost on the crowd as this prolific embryo producer found a new home in Marietta, Ga., as she was selected by Oskar Juarez of Clover Ranch. Also consigned by Draggin’ M, the gavel fell at $33,000 on this elite female. The demand for the high quality females was seen throughout the night and again evidenced by lot 65, Oaks MS Csonka 803A1. Combing breed leading performance, carcass, maternal characteristics and eye appeal, this open heifer was selected by the owner of Lake Majestik, Nic Cornelison, for $23,000 to add to his exclusive set of females in Flat Rock, Ala. This own daughter of the breed patriarch, Csonka, was produced by The Oaks Farm. When the smoke cleared from this explosive female offering,
67.5 lots averaged $7,519. Volume buyers for the registered female sale were Tony Westbrooks of Olla, La., and Ray Westall of Carlsbad, N.M. The bull sale on Saturday followed up with fireworks of its own, mirroring the strength of the recording setting prices seen throughout the feeder and fat cattle industry this fall. Leading off the power packed set of bulls was lot 203, DMR Dynasty 415Z50, brought to town by Draggin’ M Ranch. Viewed by many as the most complete packaged prospect ever sired by Csonka, this moderate framed, multi-trait leader caused an eruption of bidding throughout the arena and finally landed in the hands of a great partnership of Brangus breeders from the southeastern United States. Clover Ranch, Seminole Tribe of Florida and Lake Majestik teamed up to own ½ interest of the young sire for $73,000. Lot 174, DMR Roll Tide 222Z29, provided an encore for the packed house as this high performing, attractive, deep ribbed individual, also from Draggin’ M, caused a bidding war of his own. Finally settling in at $43,000 for 2/3 interest and full possession, he was selected by the southern gentleman, Ray Johnston and Johnston Farms of Letohatchee, Ala., to add to his elite genetic base. As has been the case in past GENETRUST sales, Ultrablack bulls also found plenty of friends on sale day. Leading the way was lot 199, an extremely complete, soft middled, high octane, calving ease son of Final Answer, CRC Final Answer 392Z17. Hailing from Chimney Rock, this herd sire was selected by Suhn Cattle Company at $12,000 to complement their breed leading set of females in Eureka, Kan. At the end of the day, 131 Brangus bulls averaged $5,255 while 12 Ultrablack bulls averaged $4,937, combining for an overall average of 143 bulls at $5,229. The volume bull buyer was long time GENETRUST customer Trent McKnight of Throckmorton, Texas. Throughout the country commercial Brangus females have been in high demand as the U.S. replenishes a depleted cowherd, and that certainly held true following the bull sale as 168 spring calving commercial Brangus bred heifers averaged $1,939. Highlighted by an outstanding set of 12 head selected by Danny Mathis of Newton, Ala., at $2,550, the uniform, high quality offering carried the service of calving ease GENETRUST bulls. Year in and year out the GENETRUST sale at Chimney Rock has proven to be a dependable source of consistent producing commercial Brangus females, as evidenced by the volume commercial buyer and repeat customer Aubrey Norman of Mountain View, Ark. BJ BRANGUS JOURNAL
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SALE REPORT The Branch Ranch Conducts Second Live Internet Brangus Sale
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he Branch Ranch of Mansfield, La., continues to blaze trails in the Brangus breed by conducting its second annual live closeout Internet sale through www.BrangusAuctions.com. The Branch Ranch Rough and Ready Bull and Female Sale began Saturday, November 9, 2013, with proxy bidding and ended Wednesday, November 13, 2013, with a live closeout. The offering included 72 registered Brangus and Ultrablack bulls. New to this year’s sale were 14 registered females straight from The Branch Ranch foundation herd as well as a group of spring bred Brangus heifers and open Brangus Gold and baldy females. “With this new format, our second sale was better than our first sale, and it will just keep getting better,” said Tommie Rogers, owner of The Branch Ranch. “Our customers like this all business, no-nonsense sale enjoyed from the comforts of their own home.” Industry leaders are saying Tommie Rogers has set the trend with this type of marketing and is one of the most innovative and progressive Brangus breeders in the business. Col. Doak Lambert of Coppell, Texas, sold each lot live over the Internet.
The key to the sale is that potential buyers, at their leisure, are able to view the animals at The Branch Ranch 60 days prior to the sale. Thirty days prior to the sale, videos and pedigrees of each animal selling is available for viewing online. This allows the buyers to use the videos and data as a tool to bid and buy from their office or home. The Branch Ranch has been raising registered Brangus since the early ‘80s. “The bread and butter of the Brangus breed continue to be the superior Momma cow. We remain devoted to developing our genetic base and improving the maternal side of our program,” said Rogers. “Their powerful genetic base was developed to serve both the purebred and commercial industries. The Branch Ranch focuses on calving ease with the highest growth attainable, maximizing feed conversion and efficiency, maintaining optimal carcass traits, and diligently selecting for structural soundness. The Branch Ranch produces quality Brangus genetics that work in rough and rugged environments where commercial cattlemen operate and make their livings.” BJ
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he Heart of Alabama Brangus Bull Sale brought 75 buyers from five states to Uniontown, Ala., November 16, 2013. Lakin Oakley served as the auctioneer for the sale hosted by the Alabama Brangus Breeders Association (ABBA) and managed by Doug Williams. As reported by Sharron McCreary, Secretary/Treasurer for the ABBA, 67 Brangus bulls grossed $257,100 averaging $3837.31. Bids came in at a rapid pace for the high selling bull in lot 19. CNF Online 425T2 847Z was consigned by Char-No Farm
of Williamson, Ga. Sired by CNF Online 425T2, this herd sire prospect brought a bid price of $6,300 from buyer A. W. Baylor of Bundell, Fla. The second high selling lot of the day was GFB Mr Zane Lambert 122Z in lot 42. Sired by CNF Lambert 77W14, this herd sire prospect was consigned by Greuel Family Brangus of Montgomery, Ala. The buyer from Brooks, Ga., R. W. Pringle, captured the highest bid of $5,900. The volume buyer was Nolan West of Sardis, Ms. BJ
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SALE REPORT The Cattleman’s Kind at Blackwater Cattle Company Sale Summary: 1 Semen Package (100 Straws) Gross: $15,000 Average: $15,000 15 Donor Quality Females Gross: $207,000Average: $13,800 79 Spring Yearlings Gross: $552,500 Average: $6,994 113 Fall Yearlings Gross: $646,250 Average: $5,719 208 Total Lots Gross: $1,420,750 Average: $6,831 Auctioneer: Andrew Conley, Lake Park, Georgia Sale Reported By: Cattle Brokers, Inc., College Station, Texas
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he confluence of an incredible crowd and an outstanding seedstock sale offering once again proved the right formula earning Blackwater Cattle Company the distinction of hosting the high averaging Brangus sale in the entire breed for 2013. The Coggins family welcomed a large crowd for their Friday evening steak supper and Cajun extravaganza feeding more than 250 hungry sale attendees. Sale day welcomed a standing room only crowd in excess of 400 beef industry enthusiasts representing 14 states and three foreign countries. The shoulder-to-shoulder crowd eagerly jumped at the sale offering with exciting competition coming from all sections of the packed sale tent. Final sale results set a gross record for the annual Blackwater Bull and Female Sale, tallying the final average of $6,831 spread over 208 sale lots. BWCC Cruise 889Z28 claimed honors as the high selling lot of the day when Lakeside Brangus, Tampa, Fla., made this genetic masterpiece their choice at $65,000, taking home possession and two-thirds semen interest. This incredible son of MC Elegido 924W6 will be heavily used around the breed due to his combination of phenotype, genetic predictors, measured numbers, and impressive genetic blend of the famed 889 and 924 matriarch lines. BWCC Power Source 192Z42 was the $22,000 second high selling bull going to Santa Rosa Ranch, Crockett, Texas. Power Source represented an awesome set of four flush brothers sired by Elegido and out of the best Revelation daughter in the breed. This visually stunning selection will be a genetic force in the breed due to his 17.1 inch ribeye, 5.3 percent IMF measure and EPD ranks in the top four percent for TM, five percent for WW, YW, REA, and 10 percent for IMF! BWCC Elegido 487Z7 was the $20,000 third high selling bull when Genex Cooperative, Shawano, Wis., selected this calving ease prospect, and son of Elegido, for their elite Brangus herd sire line-up. This cool prospect was selected for his calving ease tabulation in conjunction with a great look, strong maternal background, and overall value in a worldwide genetic market.
BWCC Statement 036Z tied for fourth high honors at $19,000 when OK Farms, Danavang, Texas, and Roppolo Brangus, El Campo, Texas, selected this massively thick prospect with supercharged performance and incredible eye catching design. Sired by MC Nuff Said 192X and out of a calving interval standout, Statement will be a future genetic force in many quality programs around the country. BWCC Elegido 192Z26 tied for fourth high sale honors at $19,000 going to Jorge Estrada in Durango, Mexico. This full brother to the above mentioned Power Source was selected due to his extreme length of body, heavy structured designed, superior genetic lineage, and impressive feed efficiency ranking of 110 percent compared to 140 contemporaries. AV Brangus, McMinnville, Tenn., grabbed headlines with the home run ball for their breeding program when they made the exquisite donor cow BWCC Ms Nuff Said 10X their top choice at $29,000. This proven donor daughter of MC Nuff Said 889T50 offers perfect udder quality, red carpet looks, and proven track record in the embryo arena verified by an impressive display of her embryo calves displayed at sale site. Mid South Cattle Company, Morganza, La., proved their passion for producing quality Brangus cattle with their purchase of the first and second high selling lots intended to fortify their already superior breeding program. MC Ms Lucia 541U shared top females honors at $29,000 representing an outcross pedigree tied to staggering femininity, body design, skeletal soundness, and reputation maternal history. The next female selected for the Mid South embryo arsenal at $24,000 is MC Ms Stryker 111U25 who represents one of the four historical Mound Creek foundation family lines. This highly acclaimed donor was represented with sons in the bull sale offering and impressive embryo daughters on display as sale attractions. Red Bird Meadows Ranch, Montgomery, Texas, and Pennridge Ranch, Paige, Texas, purchased the heifer many considered the best animal in the entire sale when this team made BWCC Ms Rock Star 192Z22 their choice at $23,000. Her maternally charged pedigree blends Rock Star and Nuff Said bolstering a pedigree that joins the best maternal lines in the breed through the 924, 000, 889, and 192 family clans. BJ
High Sellers - 10X, 192Z42, and 541U.
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SALE REPORT World Series Brangus Sale a Home Run Sale Summary: 6 Flushes grossed $46,750 to average $7,794 2 Pregnant Recipients grossed $10,250 to average $5,125 1.5 Herd Sire Prospects grossed $16,250 to average $10,833 14 Fall Calving Females grossed $76,250 to average $5,446 9 Spring Bred Cows grossed $45,450 to average $5,050 43 Spring Bred Heifers grossed $161,900 to average $3,765 31 Open Heifers grossed $112,500 to average $3,629 106.5 Female Sale Lots grossed $469,350 to average $4,407 83 Coming Two-Year-Old Brangus Bulls grossed $360,498 to average $4,343 17 Yearling Brangus Bulls grossed $54,700 to average $3,218 7 Coming Two-Year-Old Ultrablack Bulls grossed $22,550 to average $3,221 6 Coming Two-Year-Old Angus Bulls grossed $18,250 to average $3,042 113 Total Bulls grossed $456,000 to average $4,035
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ne hundred three buyers from 13 states gathered at 101 Ranch near Palo Pinto, Texas, for the World Series Brangus Sale November 15 and 16. Two hundred nineteen lots of high quality Brangus, Ultrablack and Angus cattle met with ready acceptance as buyers paid premiums for quality cattle. 101 Ranch along with Indian Hills Ranch, Cranfills Gap, Texas; Westall Ranches, home of Brinks Brangus, Arabela, N.M.; and 2H Brangus, Bossier City, La.; were hosts for the two-day sales event and extended their hospitality along with top females and bulls for the sale. In the female sale, the day’s high selling lot was lot six, a pick of the herd flush guaranteeing 10 embryos from any of the powerful donor cows amassed by Westall Ranches/Brinks Brangus, Arabela, N.M. The bid price of $21,000 was paid by The Oaks Farm, Newnan, Ga., and Clover Ranch, Marietta, Ga. The second high selling female selling at $12,000, was lot 16, MS 101 Onstar 415Y2, whose dam is a full sister to the $73,000
Draggin’ M Dynasty herd sire prospect. This powerful young female was purchased by Bill Austin, Menard, Texas. The bid price of $11,500 was paid for lot 120, Mr 101 The Closer 30A2. This Whitfield son out of the dam of Csonka, projected EPDs in the breed’s top three percent REA, four percent WW, five percent YW and top 30 percent IMF. He sold to Lake Majestik, Flat Rock, Ala. Westall Ranches, Arabela, N.M., paid $10,750 for the third high seller in the female sale. He chose lot 40, Ms 101 Singletary 99Z3, a light birth weight, heavy yearling weight female safe to trait leader 33P6 and whose dam is a maternal sister to the dam of Ranger. Two females commanded the bid price of $10,000. Lot 83, Ms 101 Whitfield 30A15 an open heifer and a full sister to The Closer, sold to a partnership of Lake Majestik and Clover Ranch. Lot 30, Ms Brinks Lambert 487T28, sold to Westall Ranches/ Brinks Brangus. In the bull sale, the top selling lot was lot 121, Brinks Billy the kid 468Z1. This phenotypically pleasing Hombre son boasted a negative BW EPD and good growth. He sold for $35,000 to a group of buyers including Douget’s Diamond D, Poteet, Texas; Michael Chaney, Windom, Texas; 8G Brangus, Breckinridge, Texas; 2 Hearts Brangus, Seguin, Texas; Wyman Creek Cattle, Oroville, Cal.; 101 Ranch Palo Pinto, Texas; Clem Brangus, Jacksonville, Texas; and The Oaks Farm, Newnan, GA. The second high selling bull selling at $17,000 went to McCreary Farms, Evergreen, Ala. They paid the bid price to own half interest and full possession of lot 122, IH Rudder 504Y2. He is the Grand Champion Bull at the recent National Show of Merit, in Shreveport, La. This big performing Chief son was consigned by Indian Hills Ranch, Cranfills Gap, Texas. Three bulls sold for $6,750. Lot 127, IH Bandit 541Z, sold to M A Tyler Cattle Co, Tilden, Texas. Lot 129, Mr 101 Omar 30Y18, sold to Lagow Ranch, Anahuac, Texas, and lot 130, Mr 101 Omar 30Y20, sold to Santa Rosa Brangus, Navasota, Texas. BJ
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SALE REPORT GeneTrust at Cavender’s Neches River Ranch Sale Summary: 56 Coming 2 Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls $5536 108 Yearling Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls $5160 Total 164 Brangus & Ultrablack Bulls $5288 27 Coming 2 Charolais Bulls $3926 58 CommercialFall Pairs $3210 322 Commercial Spring Calving Bred Heifers $2188 20 Commercial Fall Open Heifers $1588
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strong north wind and the imminent threat of snow and ice did not hamper the crowd or dampen the mood in Jacksonville, Texas, December 7, 2013, as Joe and Nancy Cavender hosted a packed house of bull and commercial female buyers where GENETRUST genetics were in high demand at the ninth annual fall sale at the Neches River Ranch. With 159 registered buyers and cattle selling from Maryland to California as well as Mexico, the demand for high-end genetics was phenomenal. Leading off, what many considered as the strongest set of yearlings the GENETRUST partners have put forward to date, was lot 96 SF LTD 361Z18. Hailing from quite possibly the best Blackhawk daughter in production, this LTD son from Schmidt Farms showed true calving ease potential with far more power, shape, substance and performance than the Brangus breed has seen in a calving ease package in quite some time. An impressive individual performer with ratios of 120 at weaning and 107 at yearling combined with an IMF ratio of 126 and a REA ratio of 111 as well as EPD rankings in the top 10 percent for CED and REA, 15 percent WW and SC, 20 percent for YW and 25 percent for BW, he attracted interest from multiple regions and continents. When the dust settled, half interest and full possession in the breed leader landed in control of two guys that know a thing or two about finding and proving great herd sires, Joe Cavender and Kenneth Welch of Cavender Ranches, Bullard, Texas, for $29,000. Lot 104, SF OnStar 430Z9, also bred by Schmidt Farms, followed up the high seller two lots later stirring quite an interest himself. This moderate framed, deep ribbed, easy moving prospect sired by OnStar and backed by a picture perfect Next Step daughter had maternal greatness written all over him while still ranking in the top 20 percent for WW, YW and TM. A cowman’s dream, Colonel Lambert dropped the hammer on half interest and full possession in this herd sire at $25,000 to Ray Johnston of Johnston Farms, Letohatchee, Ala. Good genetics should be predictable, and that was certainly the case in lot 154, CB Hombre 803Z25, offered by Cavender Ranches.
A full brother to Passport, the high seller in the 2012 sale at Neches River, this genetic gem added to the proof and consistency of his heritage with positive performance ratios, breed leading growth and IMF EPDs, and a functional and attractive phenotype as half interest and full possession in him was selected by Mike Weathers of Genesis Ranch, Columbus, Texas, for $20,000. At the end of the day, Brangus and Ultrablack bulls still proved to be more popular than the space heaters sitting throughout the sale facility as 56 coming two-year-olds averaged $5,536 and 108 yearlings averaged $5,160 for a total of 164 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls averaging $5,288. Volume buyers included Trent McKnight of Throckmorton, Texas, and Ceferino Machado of Miami, Fla, with a host of bulls headed to registered and commercial breeders in Florida and Louisiana. In only the second year of offering Charolais genetics, the extremely consistent demand on these bulls mirrored the quality that was seen throughout. Two flush mates from Cavender Ranches, lots 177 and 176 sired by the breed leader Firewater and out of a Gridmaker donor dam who has seen much success throughout the breed, topped the sale at $4,750 and $4,500 heading to Keith Lewis and Mark Crews, respectively, both of Florida. Overall, 27 stout coming two-year-old Charolais bulls averaged $3,926. Not to be outdone, the sale concluded with 400 tremendous commercial females that were met with tremendous response. Reflective of the demand for beef cattle throughout the market, the stands were full and active as the top set of seven two-year-old Brangus pairs, consigned by Cavender’s Neches River, commanded a whopping $4,200 per pair to Ron Jones of Dallas, Texas. Buyers readily absorbed the entire selection of top end females as 58 fall pairs averaged $3,210, 322 spring calving bred heifers averaged $2,188, and 20 fall open heifers averaged $1,588. Ron Jones of Dallas, Texas, and Ceferino Machado of Miami, Fla., were the volume buyers of commercial females adding to their respective herds. BJ
Left: Volume Bull and Commercial Female Buyer: Ron Jones of Dallas, TX Top Left: Volume Bull and Commercial Female Buyer: Ceferino Machado - Miami, FL Top Right: Volume Bull Buyer at Chimney Rock and Cavender’s Neches River: Trent McKnight
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SHOW RESULTS Champions Named at 2013 Brangus National Show of Merit
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rangus exhibitors from five states including Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas brought 79 head of Brangus cattle to Shreveport, La., for the 2013 Brangus National Show of Merit on Saturday, November 2. Doug Pierce, a division chair in the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Blinn College, judged the event. Pierce and his brother operate Pierce Cattle Company where they raise American cross show steers. Their steers have won numerous championships at the various Texas major shows. Pierce brought a wealth of judging experience with him as he evaluated 59 Brangus females, three Brangus cow/calf pairs, and 35 Brangus bulls. Coming from the Senior Heifer Division, DDD Ms Barbara 804Y61 took the Grand Champion Female title home for Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch of McCoy, Texas. The November 2011 female is a daughter of Doguet’s Hercules 88S3. Reserve Grand Champion Female honors went to Jake Johnston of Waxahachie, Texas. DDD Ms Chariti 88Z10, a May 2012 daughter of DDD Masterplan 1019W10, first captured the title of Champion Summer Heifer. Miss MR 821A, owned by Darryl McDonald of Bryan, Texas, and Triple JR Cattle Company of Katy, Texas, was named the Grand Champion Red Female. 821A is a November 2012 daughter of Dos XX’s Chief ’s Mr. Stretch and was first named Champion Red Senior Heifer Calf. The Champion Red Junior Heifer CX Ms Payload’s Meathouse 412/Z was named the Reserve Grand Champion Red Female. Exhibited by Cox Excalibur Brangus of Katy, Texas, 412/Z is an April 2012 daughter of CX Payload’s Meathouse 930/U. Miss JLS Kali 915Y42 and her May 2013 bull calf, Mr. DDR Iron Man 915A7, took Grand Champion honors in the Brangus Cow/ Calf Pair Show. Kali is a May 2011 daughter of Blackhawk of Brinks
607M12 and is owned by Lauren Savoie of Jennings, La. Jaron Michael Theriot showed Jethro’s 99K Ellie Mae and her July 2013 heifer calf, Daisey Mae’s 99A2, to take home the Reserve Grand Cow-Calf title. Ellie Mae is an August 2011 daughter of MC Jethro 00S3. In the Red Cow-Calf Division, Ms SR Powerdrive 94Z and her August 2013 bull calf, Mr SR JWR 417A, took home Grand Champion Red Cow-Calf for Rhumina Stofa of Willis, Texas. 94Z is a March 2011 daughter of SR Powerdrive 87R. After first winning the Champion Intermediate Senior Bull title, IH Rudder 504Y2 was named the Grand Champion Bull. Exhibited by Johnston Cattle Company of Waxahachie, Texas, and Indian Hills Ranch of Cranfills Gap, Texas, Rudder is a September 2011 son of Chief of Indian Hills 23P68. Following closely behind, TCR Sampson 313Y, an April 2011 son of Doguet’s Hercules 88S3, was named Reserve Grand Champion Bull after first winning the Senior Bull Division. Sampson was exhibited by Triple Crown Ranch of Angleton, Texas. BKC Ranch of Hockley, Texas, led BKC Almost Famous 204A3 to claim the title of Grand Champion Red Brangus Bull. The February 2013 son of BKC Legacy’s Superman 101U was first named the Champion Red Junior Bull Calf. Cox Excalibur’s CX Mr. Red Chief 67/Y captured the title of Champion Red Senior Bull and eventually the Reserve Grand Champion Red Bull title. The April 2011 bull is a son of Mr. CR Red Chief 485/M1 and is owned by Cox Excalibur Brangus of Katy, Texas. In the group classes, Skyhawk Brangus exhibited progeny of Skyhawks Presidente to win both the Junior and Senior Getof-Sire classes. Cox Excalibur Brangus swept the red division exhibiting two sons of CX Ms Home Run 67/W to win Champion Produce of Dam and four progeny of CX Legend’s Dream 610/U1 to win both Senior Get of Sire and Breeder’s Herd. BJ
Grand Champion & Champion Senior Heifer DDD MS BARBARA 804Y61 DOGUET DIAMOND D RANCH, MCCOY, TX
Reserve Grand & Champion Summer Heifer
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DDD MS CHARITI 88Z10 JAKE JOHNSTON, WAXAHACHIE, TX
Grand Champion & Champion Red Senior Heifer Calf
Reserve Grand & Champion Red Junior Heifer
Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair
Reserve Grand Cow/Calf Pair
MISS MR 821A DARRYL MCDONALD, BRYAN, TX & TRIPLE JR CATTLE, KATY, TX
MISS JLS KALI 915Y42 LAUREN SAVOIE, JENNINGS, LA
CX MS PAYLOADS MEATHOUSE 412/Z COX EXCALIBUR BRANGUS, KATY, TX
JETHRO’S 99K ELLIE MAE JARON MICHAEL THERIOT, CAMERON, LA
Grand Champion Red Cow/Calf Pair MS SR POWERDRIVE RHUMINA STOFA, WILLIS, TX
Grand Champion & Champion Intermediate Senior Bull I H RUDDER 504Y2 BUCK THOMASON, CRANFILLS GAP, TX
Reserve Grand & Champion Senior Bull TCR SAMPSON 313Y SAVANNAH SCOTT, ANGLETON, TX
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National Brangus Show of Merit Divisions
Grand Champion & Champion Red Junior Bull Calf
Reserve Grand & Champion Red Senior Bull
BKC ALMOST FAMOUS 204A3 BKC RANCH, LLC, HOCKLEY, TX
Champion Junior Heifer Calf
CX CHIEF’S APACHE 67/Y COX EXCALIBUR BRANGUS, KATY, TX
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf
Champion Red Junior Heifer Calf
DDD MS RHONDA 1252A6 DOGUET DIAMOND D RANCH, MCCOY, TX
MISS DDR ADELE 915A1 LAUREN SAVOIE, JENNINGS, LA
BKC RUMOR HAS IT 307A BKC RANCH, LLC, HOCKLEY, TX
Reserve Red Junior Heifer Calf
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf
TJR MISS CARDINAL 92/A RHUMINA STOFA, WILLIS, TX
DDD MS YVETTE 38Z16 ELLIE JORGENSON, TYLER, TX
KALM MS MARY K RUSTIN ANDERSON, OVETT, MS
Reserve Red Senior Heifer Calf
Reserve Summer Heifer
Champion Red Summer Heifer
SCARLETT 265Z ALLISON CLAIRE DESHOTEL, LAKE CHARLES, LA
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CMR MS LANIE 488Z TANNER MILLER, GILMER, TX
MS SR POWERDRIVE 94Z RHUMINA STOFA, WILLIS, TX
National Brangus Show of Merit Divisions
Champion Junior Heifer
Reserve Junior Heifer
Reserve Red Junior Heifer
MISS JLS KAY 789Z2 LAUREN SAVOIE, JENNINGS, LA
JG MISS 747 CADENCE TREND AIMEE ADAMEK, SCHULENBURG, TX
CX MS LEGENDS DREAM 71/Z2 COX EXCALIBUR BRANGUS, KATY, TX
Reserve Senior Heifer
Champion Junior Bull Calf
Reserve Junior Bull Calf
SKYHAWKS MS MAMIE 99Y RYON MORGAN CHANEY, WINDOM, TX
TCR BLACKOUT 222A CALLIE SCOTT, ANGLETON, TX
SKYHAWKS BUSH 610A SKYHAWK BRANGUS, TYLER, TX
Reserve Red Junior Bull Calf
Champion Senior Bull Calf
Reserve Senior Bull Calf
CX MR DREAM FOREVER 365/A COX EXCALIBUR BRANGUS, KATY, TX
MR JLS PRIME 915Z61 JLS INTERNATIONAL INC, ROBERTSDALE, AL
DDD LIMITLESS 804Z55 DOGUET DIAMOND D RANCH, MCCOY, TX
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Champion Summer Bull
MR 804 STAR Z 3 JARON MICHAEL THERIOT, CAMERON, LA
Champion Red Summer Bull
CX DREAM PLAY 67/Z COX EXCALIBUR BRANGUS, KATY, TX
Reserve Red Summer Bull
TJR MR ROJO’S RENEGADE 46/Z TRIPLE J-R CATTLE CO, FRIENDSWOOD, TX
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National Brangus Show of Merit Divisions
Champion Junior Bull
Reserve Junior Bull
Champion Red Junior Bull
IH CROW 504Z LUKE F JOHNSTON, WAXAHACHIE, TX
G5 FARMS MOONSHINE 7Z G 5 FARMS, GLADEWATER, TX
MR SR POWERDRIVE 417Z 3 GIRLS BRANGUS, WILLIS, TX
Reserve Red Junior Bull
Reserve Intermediate Senior Bull
Champion Red Intermediate Senior Bull
AB4 SKYLINE 51Z ADOLPHUS GORDON JR., ARCOLA, TX
Reserve Senior Bull
DCC MR PAYDAY 630X DILLARD LAND AND CATTLE LTD, KATY, TX
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SKYHAWKS FDR SKYHAWK BRANGUS, TYLER, TX
CX LEGENDS DREAMAKER 23/Y COX EXCALIBUR BRANGUS, KATY, TX
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SHOW RESULTS Louisiana State Fair Junior Brangus Show Results
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n Friday, November 1, 2013, junior breeders from across Louisiana participated in the Louisiana State Fair Junior Brangus Show. Mark McClintock of San Angelo, Texas evaluated 39 Brangus females and nine Brangus bulls. In the female show, Miss JLS Kay 789Z2 rose to the top to claim the title of Grand Champion Female for Lauren Savoie of Jennings, La. Lauren also exhibited the Reserve Grand Female and Champion Louisiana Bred Female, Miss DDR Peyton 915Z4. Lauren continued her sweep of the female show exhibiting Miss DDR Adele 915A1 to claim Reserve Champion Louisiana Bred Heifer. In the bull show, Catherine Ellis of Athens, La., led WBF Mr Diego to claim Grand Champion and Champion Louisiana Bred Bull. Capturing Reserve Grand and Reserve Champion Louisiana Bred Bull was Roo’s Thor exhibited by Ashlyn Turner of Bernice, La. BJ
MISS JLS KAY 789Z2 LAUREN SAVOIE, JENNINGS, LA
Reserve Grand Female & Champion Louisiana Bred Female
Reserve Champion Louisiana Bred Female
Grand Champion Bull & Champion Louisiana Bred Bull
Reserve Grand Bull & Champion Louisiana Bred Bull
MISS DDR PEYTON 915Z4 LAUREN SAVOIE, JENNINGS, LA
WBF MR DIEGO CATHERINE ELLIS, ATHENS, LA
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Grand Champion Female
MISS DDR ADELE 915A1 LAUREN SAVOIE, JENNINGS, LA
ROO’S THOR ASHLYN TURNER, BERNICE, LA
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Champions Named at 2013 Jacksonville Fair Brangus Show
rangus exhibitors from across Florida brought 50 head of Brangus cattle to Jacksonville, Florida, for the 2013 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair’s Open Brangus Show on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Longtime Brahman breeder Jary Douglas of Winterville, Georgia, judged the event. Throughout the day, Douglas evaluated 33 Brangus and Red Brangus females and 17 Brangus and Red Brangus bulls. Grand Champion Female honor went to Allyson Polston of Lakeland, Fla. SK Ms Lambert 37Z, a November 2012 daughter of CCC Lambert 75W5, first captured the title of Champion Heifer Calf. Coming from the same division, DTS Ms Mighty Mouse 517Z took the Reserve Grand Champion Female title home for SK Brangus of Lake Wales, Fla. The October 2012 female is a daughter of Mr. JLS Might Mouse 748U5. After first winning the Champion Intermediate Bull title, LB Mr. Johnny Ringo was named the Grand Champion
Bull. Exhibited by Lettelier Brangus of Citra, Fla., Johnny is a December 2011 son of CB Hombre 541T3. Following closely behind, LB Mr. Black Crown, a September 2011 son of Suhn’s Distinction 331T48, was named Reserve Grand Champion Bull after first winning Reserve Champion Intermediate Bull. Black Crown is also owned and exhibited by Lettelier Brangus of Citra, Fla. In the group classes, Marvel Farms of High Springs, Fla., took home the Champion Produce of Dam honor with their Red Brangus progeny of R2 Ms FH Red 162P. Junior Get of Sire honors went to Bar JR Farms of Glen St. Mary, Fla., with their progeny of CNF On Line 425T2 77X7. Bar JR Farms also exhibited four progeny of CNF Luke 289T to claim Champion Senior Get of Sire honors. Lettelier Brangus won the last group class exhibiting four head to claim Champion Breeders Herd honors. BJ
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RANGUS PLUS is back in the Brangus Journal. Each month we will have some fun facts, recipes, photo contests, trivia, and/or games. We would love to hear any ideas from our readers about future content for this page. If you have ideas or suggestions, send them to Tyler at tyler@int-brangus.org.
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“A Winter of BRANGUS�
Congratulations to Jeremy Jackson for submitting the winning photo for the January photo contest. Tiffany Holland snapped the shot at Double J Brangus in Gentry, Arkansas. Special thanks to everyone who submitted photos. These are some of the Honorable Mention photos we received. Watch Brangus Plus for future photo contest announcements and we could feature your photo! Melissa Katich
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CALENDAROFEVENTS January - 2014
May - 2014
10
Space Deadline for Spring Frontline Beef Producer
3
JLS Winning Tradition Sale
25
Fort Worth Junior Brangus Show
Fort Worth, TX
15
NJBS Entries Due
25
Best in the West Brangus Sale
Marana, AZ
17
Miller Brangus Customer Appreciation Sale
Waynesboro, TN
24
The Event Red Brangus Sale
Brenham, TX
25
NJBS Ownership Deadline
February - 2014
Devine, TX
1
Space Deadline for March Brangus Journal
4-7
NCBA Convention and Trade Show
Nashville, TN
6
Florida State Fair Open Brangus Show
Tampa, FL
7
Florida State Fair Junior Brangus Show
Tampa, FL
9
San Antonio Open Brangus Show
San Antonio, TX
12
San Antonio All Breeds Sale
San Antonio, TX
13
San Antonio Junior Red Brangus Show
San Antonio, TX
14
San Antonio Junior Brangus Show
San Antonio, TX
22
Spitzer Ranch’s Professional Cattlemen’s Fair Play, SC Brangus Bull and Commercial Female Sale
20-25 National Junior Brangus Show
Bryan, TX
23
NJBS Bred & Owned Show
Bryan, TX
22
23rd Annual Roswell Brangus Sale
24
NJBS Owned Show
Bryan, TX
24
IJBBA “Source of Champions” Sale
Bryan, TX
25
NJBS Showmanship Contests
Bryan, TX
25
IJBBA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet
Bryan, TX
26
Brangus Futurity
Bryan, TX
Roswell, NM
March - 2014
June - 2014 1
NJBS Late Entries Due
1
Brangus Futurity Entries Due
18-21 TJBBA State Show
Bryan, TX
July - 2014 10
Space Deadline for August Brangus Journal
4-7
IBBA Convention
Houston, TX
6
Global Roundup
Houston, TX
6
Ideal Video Production’s Customer Appreciation Sale
Houston, TX
7
International Brangus Bull Show
Houston, TX
August - 2014
8
International Brangus Female Show
Houston, TX
11
8
Genetic Edge Sale
Houston, TX
September - 2014
8
Indian Nations Spring Sale
Ada, OK
10
Space Deadline for October Brangus Journal
14
Houston Junior Brangus Show
Houston, TX
13
15
The Stockman’s Kind Sale at Mound Creek Ranch
Leona, TX
Thomas and Sons Cadillac of Brangus Sale
15
Quail Creek Cut Above Sale
Cullman, AL
10
Space Deadline for November Brangus Journal
16
Houston Junior Red Brangus Show
Houston, TX
11
CX Advantage Sale
Weimar, TX
16
Oklahoma Youth Expo Junior Brangus Show
Oklahoma City, OK
11
Salacoa Valley Buy the Numbers Sale
Fairmount, GA
22
WTBBA Springtime Sale
Abilene, TX
18
Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch Sale
Poteet, TX
25
Miller Brangus Sale
Waynesboro, TN
22
Salacoa Valley Customer Appreciation Sale
Fairmount, GA
25
Indian Nations Fall Sale
McAlester, OK
25
GeneTrust at Suhn Cattle Company
Eureka, KS
31
Concord, AR
28-29 TBBA Annual Convention
Saledo, TX
GeneTrust at Chimney Rock Cattle Company Female Sale
29
Saledo, TX
November - 2014
TBBA Miss America Sale
April - 2014 10
Space Deadline for May Brangus Journal
12
Texas Best Female Sale
TBA
25-26 IRBBA Annual Meeting
College Station, TX
26
Divas In Red Sale
College Station, TX
26
GeneTrust at Cavender’s Neches River Ranch
Jacksonville, TX
Space Deadline for Fall Frontline Beef Producer
October - 2014
1
GeneTrust at Chimney Rock Cattle Company Bull Sale
Concord, AR
8
The Cattleman’s Kind Bull Sale at Blackwater Cattle Company
Lake Park, GA
14
World Series of Brangus Female Sale
Palo Pinto, TX
15
World Series of Brangus Bull Sale
Palo Pinto, TX
December - 2014 6
GeneTrust at Cavender’s Neches River Jacksonville, TX Ranch Bull and Commercial Female Sale
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ADVERTISERSINDEX 101 Ranch
33
Blackwater Cattle Co.
4, 5, 54
Draggin’ M Ranch
54
Perry Ranch
55
E 3 Ranch
56
Quail Creek Brangus
54
Burke Brangus Farm
54
E Darby Farms
54
Red Bird Meadows Ranch
56
Caldwell Farms
54
El Rancho Espanol de Cuyama
54
Ritchey Livestock ID
51
54
Elgin Breeding Service
57
Robbs Brangus
54
Farris Ranching Company
56
Robert Yates Ranch LLC
55
Carter Brangus Cattle Brokers
4, 5, 35
CattleMax
36
GeneTrust
13
Salacoa Valley Farms
Cavender Ranches
55
Greuel Family Brangus
55
Santa Rosa Ranch
49, 56
Centralized Ultrasound Processing
57
Hardee Farms
54
Skyhawk Brangus
17
Char-No Farm
55
Hughes Cattle Service
57
Southeast Brangus Breeders
54
Circle X Land & Cattle Co.
IFC, 55
Ideal Video Productions
Cox Excalibur
55
JLS International
Dees Brothers
11
Dillard Land & Cattle Ltd.
55
Doak Lambert
57
Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch
56, BC
9
The Oaks
59
55
15, 56
Town Creek Farms
IBC
Lack-Morrison Brangus
55
Valley View Ranch
55
Lakin Oakley
57
Vineyard Cattle Co., Inc.
56
Lingg Brangus
56
Wes Dotson
57
McCreary Farms
54
Westall Ranches, LLC
1
Don Thomas & Sons
55
MO Brangus
54
Wynne Ranch
54
Double Creek Brangus Ranch
56
Mound Creek Ranches
35
Zottarelli Ranch
56
Double W Ranch
55
Multimin
7
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THE POWER OF A COMPLETE PROGRAM ■ Breeding a genetic package that is efficient, cost-effective and environmentally
adapted. And, Mother Nature approved: Foraged-based, fertile and functional. ■ Stacking pedigrees through an extensive A.I. program focusing on breeding functional cattle rather than breeding by numbers. ■ Expansive herd health program including annual whole-herd Johnes testing paving our way to a certified Johnes-free herd. ■ Providing opportunities for customers to add value to calves with pull through programs.
Customer Programs – 2013 Town Creek Farm Customer-Owned Commercial Heifer Sale averaged $2127 on 262 head helping our customers generate more dollars.
February 5-7, 2014
2014 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade, Nashville, Tennessee Town Creek Farm is partnering with the International Brangus Breeders Association at booth 447 in the Trade Show. Look us up. Total Commitment
Since 1993
October 18, 2014
Town Creek Farm Bull Sale and Commercial Brangus Bred Heifer Sale At the farm near West Point, Mississippi 150 Town Creek Farm Bulls • 300 Commercial Brangus Bred Heifers
Town Creek Farm
Milton Sundbeck, Owner Office 662.494.5944 • 32476 Hwy. 50 East, West Point, Mississippi 39773 Tommy Sanders, Farm and Herd Manager, 662.436.6175 • Tommy@TownCreekFarm.com Ron Flake, Coordinator, Breeding and Bull Development, 662.509.2233 • Ron@TownCreekFarm.com Joy Reznicek, Marketing, 205.399.0221 • Joy@TownCreekFarm.com www.TownCreekFarm.com
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